Wind Power in North Africa: Transforming Energy Systems from Fossil to Wind | with Khalid Benhamou and Stefan Gsänger

With around 4 gigawatts of installed capacity, North Africa has
become an attractive destination for wind power investment.
Morocco and Egypt in particular dominate wind power in the
region, which also includes major oil and gas exporting
countries.


Khalid Benhamou, managing director of Sahara Wind and board
member of the World Wind Energy Association, describes the
current situation in his home country of Morocco and in North
Africa. Blessed with excellent wind resources and dynamic
population growth, the countries of the region are ready to play
their part in the future global supply of renewable energy.


Morocco, in particular, has made tremendous progress in
electrifying the whole country with renewables and is aiming to
become an energy exporter, mainly in the form of green hydrogen.