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Half a million green jobs expected in Morocco by 2040

Thu, 2017-02-02 14:56

Morocco’s thrust in the renewable energy sector could yield additional benefits of creating numerous green jobs.

A new report published by the Mediterranean Forum of Institute of Economic Sciences claims that Morocco could have up to half a million jobs in the renewable energy sector by 2040. Most of the renewable energy jobs are expected to originate from the Noor-Ouarzazate solar power complex which will host a number of projects based on different solar power technologies.

The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (Masen) recently enhanced its target to set up 4 gigawatts renewable energy capacity by 2020 to 10 gigawatts by 2030. The Noor-Ouarzazate solar power complex will likely be the backbone of such large-scale expansion.

Read the full article via cleantechies web site.

[Photo by Yassine Abbadi | Flickr]

Half a million green jobs expected in Morocco by 2040

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