Morocco looks to be first arabic country to draft law to promote renewable energy

As the first arabic country Morocco has drafted a law to promote renewable energy. Its system leans towards the german Renewable Energy Act. This is where power supply companies are obligated to pay a fixed price for electricity produced through renewable energy. So when a person has a solar roof, the person can put it into the national grid and the company is obligated to pay a fixed amount. The cost of this is spread among all power suppliers, so the companies get their fair share of burden.

Changes on paper for this new law are not out of the question but the resolution has been accepted by the general secretary of the government. The goal of the new law is to raise the percentage of renewable energy from currently 2 percent upto 10 percent until 2010.

SustainaBee says: Great, more and more countries are hopping on board the renewable energy train. Let's hope the law is set soon and Morocco and this sun-rich country can start building solar power and wind power plants!


Found via:

• Umweltschutz-News.de article (german only)

Further reading:

• German Feed Laws Power Nation to New Renewable Record in 2006 (Wind Works, February 2007)