ذخیره سازی انرژی در شمال آفریقا

North Africa – Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Sudan – faces significant challenges due to climate change, which increasingly disrupts the region’s economies that rely on agriculture, fishery and tourism. Climate mitigation efforts, including renewable energy deployment is therefore crucial for the region’s climate resilience, while further developing their economies. Fortunately, the region is endowed with immense renewables potential, especially solar and wind power, making it a prime candidate for a renewables-based energy transition.

As the African continent's largest energy market, the region – apart from Sudan – is characterised by notable socio-economic development, industrialisation and access to modern energy. These characteristics, combined with its vast renewables potential, could enable North Africa to lead at the forefront of the global energy transition.

North Africa’s business case for renewables is strong; costs of solar and wind technologies have come down significantly. As a result, North Africa leads the African continent in new utility-scale wind and solar deployment, and is home to almost half of Africa’s total 

installed wind power generation capacity, as well as a fifth of its grid-based solar power generation capacity.

North Africa is also well-positioned to be a major producer and exporter of green hydrogen. With high renewables potential that can be tapped at low costs, and geographical proximity to Europe where demand for renewables-based or green hydrogen is rising, many North African countries have entered into agreements with other countries and private companies to explore pilot projects for green hydrogen production and exportation.