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Kuwait looks to wind in oil conservation drive

KUWAIT: Kuwait, one of the world's biggest oil producers, has launched a programme to install 2GW of...

Iran to build at least 600MW of wind projects

IRAN: Iran has announced plans to build three wind farms of at least 200MW each, according to the Ir...

Wind engineer escapes from Nigerian kidnappers

NIGERIA: A French engineer working on a 10MW project being built by Vergnet in northern Nigeria mana...

Algeria's first wind farm completed

ALGERIA: Construction of Algeria's first pilot wind power project, a 10MW facility at Adrar in the s...

Mauritania gets its first wind farm

MAURITANIA: Gamesa is making its first venture into Mauritania by supplying the north west African c...

Enel to build 199MW in South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel Green Power has secured contracts for two wind projects with a total capacity of ...

Longyuan expands out of China with SA win

SOUTH AFRICA: China's largest wind power developer Longyuan Power won two wind power projects in Sou...

Mainstream wins 360MW South Africa contracts

SOUTH AFRICA: A consortium led by Mainstream Renewable Power has emerged the big winner in the South...

Sub-Sahara's largest wind farm comes online

ETHIOPIA: The final 90MW of the 120MW Ashegoda wind power plant, in Ethiopia's Tigray Province, will...

Iberdrola wins 61MW Kenyan contract

KENYA: Iberdrola is to build a 61MW wind farm in Kenya with a view to handing it on post constructio...

MTOI wins first turbine deal in Jordan

JORDAN: Spanish-Egyptian turbine maker MTorres Olvega Industries (MTOI) has become the first manufac...

LM to establish South African factory

SOUTH AFRICA: LM Wind Power is to open a factory in South Africa to manufacture blades for the count...

Kenya plans wind energy expansion

KENYA: Wind energy will be a substantial part of Kenya's 5GW planned power generation increase over ...

Work underway at South Africa's Jeffreys Bay wind farm

SOUTH AFRICA: Installation of Siemens' 60 2.3MW turbines has begun at South Africa's 138MW Jeffreys ...

Mauritius steps up wind power development

MAURITIUS: The Central Electricity Board (CEB) of Mauritius has signed a power purchase agreement (P...

China builds power and influence in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Chinese manufacturer Dongfang Electric is tipped to build a 120MW wind power facility at A...

Wind equipment demand slows in 2014

EMEA: Demand for new wind power equipment is set to contract in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (...

Namibia pushed to install wind power

AFRICA: Namibia should install at least 44MW of wind power as part of a national integrated resource...

Vestas wins 105MW South Africa order

SOUTH AFRICA: Vestas has won a 105MW order from EDF for three projects in Eastern Cape, South Africa...

Analysis - Will Egyptian unrest halt ambitious wind plans?

EGYPT: Just as the Egyptian wind power sector was showing signs of recovery, the market has been plu...