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The Wind Power Morocco Conference will take place from 5 – 6 September 2016 in Oujda, Morocco.
Morocco has committed to a massive integrated wind energy programme, spanning over a period of 10 years with a total investment estimated at 31.5 billion Moroccan dirhams. The country aims to increase the installed capacity of wind energy to 2000 MW by 2020 and it has more planned wind and solar projects than anywhere else in the region.
Held under the patronage of Abdenbi Bioui, President of the Oriental Region (Morocco), and Mohammed Mhedia, Governor of the Oriental Region (Morocco), the Wind Power Morocco Conference will take place from 5 – 6 September 2016 in Oujda, Morocco. It will enable private and government stakeholders to discuss key upcoming wind projects and strategies to drive growth in the country’s wind power market. The agenda will explore the required policy framework and formulate the next steps to be taken, with a focus on investments and private projects by international developers.
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Morocco has the most ambitious renewable energy programme in the MENA region and expects 42 per cent (equivalent to about 6,000 MW) of its total energy mix to come from renewable sources by 2020. Therefore, this conference will gather regional decision makers responsible for ongoing and upcoming wind energy projects in the country to meet with specialised wind energy developers and technology providers in order to discuss strategies, best practices and solutions to existing challenges faced in the market.
Speakers include:
•Abdennabi Biioui, President, Oriental Region Council, Morocco
•Mohamed Mhidia, Wali (Governor), Oriental Region, Morocco
•Abdelhafid Al Jarroudi, President, Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services of the Oriental Region, Morocco
•Mbarki Mohamed, General Director, Agency for the Development of the Oriental Region, Morocco
•Sébastien Robert, Director General, EDF EN Morocco
•Peter A. Gish, Managing Director, UPC North Africa Renewables
•Khalid Benhamou, Managing Director, Sahara Wind
•Adil Khamis, Chairman of the Board, Tarfaya Energy Company (Tarec); Strategy and Development Director, Navreva Holding
•Moundir Zniber, Chief Executive Officer, Gaia Energia
•Maged Mahmoud, Director of Projects and Technical Affairs, Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE)
The Wind Power Morocco Conference will take place from 5 – 6 September 2016 in Oujda, Morocco, and will feature a mix of keynote sessions, case studies, technical presentations and high level networking sessions.
Find the full agenda, speaker list and registration form at www.moroccowindpower.com/news or call +971 4 364 2975 or email enquiry@iqpc.ae for more information.
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Media contact: Loy Pinheiro, +971 4 360 2822, loy.pinheiro@iqpc.ae
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Arni David
IQPC Middle East
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