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Spain and Portugal blackout caused by unprecedented surge cascade, report finds

The massive power outage that paralyzed Spain and Portugal on April 28 was caused by an unprecedented “cascade of overvoltages,” according to a report published Friday by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E). Originating in southern Spain, the overvoltage......

Over half of Europe’s power grid at risk of blackout, warns Ember

More than 55% of Europe’s electricity grid is at risk of blackout without improved cross-border interconnections, according to a report published Wednesday by the energy think tank Ember. The study highlights how cross-border electricity links have played a crucial role in preventing or managing......

Morocco poised to supply 50% of Europe’s electricity needs with renewable energy

Morocco’s renewable energy potential could meet up to 50% of the European Union’s electricity demand, according to Ryad Mezzour, Morocco’s Minister of Industry and Commerce. In an interview with Italian newspaper La Verità, Mezzour highlighted Morocco’s ability to mobilize......

China's renewable energy surge reshapes global energy markets

China's unprecedented investment in renewable energy is driving a global shift that could significantly curtail fossil fuel consumption by 2030, according to a new analysis by the clean energy think tank Ember. Once a major driver of global fossil fuel demand, China's transformation into a clean......

Morocco and Mauritania strengthen energy cooperation

Morocco and Mauritania have reaffirmed their commitment to accelerating cooperation in the fields of electricity and renewable energy. Moroccan Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, met with her Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Ould Khaled, Minister of Petroleum, Energy......

Lebanese customs employee arrested for alleged electricity theft in Kesrouan

Lebanon’s State Security announced the arrest of a customs employee in the Kesrouan region on suspicion of stealing electricity from the national grid for about five years and reselling it illegally to local subscribers, according to a statement relayed by the National News Agency (NNA). The arrest......

ONEE unveils $6.18 million hybrid power plant project in El Guerguarat

The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has initiated a tender for constructing a hybrid solar-diesel power plant with battery storage in El Guerguarat, marking a significant step in Morocco's renewable energy transition. The project, with an estimated cost of MAD 61.8 million......

Lebanon power outages: EDL blames ‘technical factors beyond its control’

The state-owned utility Electricité du Liban (EDL) has responded to growing criticism over widespread power outages across Lebanon, attributing the crisis to long-standing technical challenges and uncontrollable factors that have affected the country's power infrastructure for years. In a......

World Bank approves $400 million program to expand clean energy access in Ethiopia

The World Bank has approved a $400 million financing package to support Ethiopia’s efforts to provide clean and reliable electricity to nearly six million people. The funding is part of the Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) Program for Results (PforR), an......