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The most established solar congress focussing on solar power development in North Africa

After dramatic changes in the region over the past year, Solar Maghreb welcomed official delegations from Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt & Libya to formulate the next steps for the region's solar market. With a combination of presentations, roundtable working groups, interactive discussion sessions and networking evenings, it was the most established meeting to focus exclusively on the North African solar industry.

• 3 years of attracting the highest profile figures behind the region's power markets: Read the 2011 welcome address from former Moroccan Energy Minister, Amina Benkhadra

• The meeting for C-Level representatives: 35% of attendees at Solar Maghreb 2011 at Board Level, over 60% at director level

• Meet new policy makers following government reforms: New Libyan Minister of Electricity & Renewable Energies and advisor to the Libyan Prime Ministry recently confirmed click here to see full speaker line up

• NEW: face to face meetings available with government, energy agencies and utilities following the morning keynote sessions  

• MASEN board members on hand to discuss the result's of Morocco's first solar tender and elaborate on the next steps in bidding for the 4 subsquent phases

• Investor market push: full focus day of presentations, roundtables and working groups from active investors putting money into moving the market forward

• For the first time, multi-stakeholder feedback from operational projects: 1 year on from Hassi R'Mel and Kuraymat what do governments, investors, international developers and local players think of solar's place in North Africa?

• Produced in collaboration with local partners and local knowledge: working with energy agencies, government advisors, associations and industry on the ground in Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt & Libya to create a packed two days. Click here to see a selection of 2012's program advisors

• Local rate for local companies: heavy industry, telecoms, engineering, manufacturing and other sectors evaluating solar as a source of power and business click here to register

• First Solar PV Workshop: First Solar are hosting their exclusive technical solar PV workshop Photovoltaic Power Plants in the Maghreb Region on 21 May as part of Solar Maghreb. This workshop is free to attend however there is a limited availability of places. Click here for more information
  

With news of the World Bank’s approval for $297 million in loans to finance the Ouarzazate project, the winners of the first tender set to be announced in the coming weeks and the next round of bidding set to open, join MASEN, ONE and the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Mineral Resources in welcoming the North African solar community to Morocco.

Click here to learn more about the Moroccan market in an interview with MASEN at Solar Maghreb 2011

“Well organized conference with high quality content”
Amman Chamber of Commerce

 Agenda at a glance

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“The conference has a superior mix of solar industry private and public participants with up to date issues”

Greenberg Traurig (Past Solar Maghreb Attendee)

Solar Maghreb 2012 is organised in collaboration with the Arab Platform for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency - an active consortium of Ministry representatives, government advisors, national utilities, universities, companies and associations from across the region - the high profile congress leverages local knowledge and international experience to design the next steps in advancing the Maghreb's solar industry.

Click here to view the complete list of platform members and program advisors

Speakers included:

	H.E Fouad Douiri,  Minister of Energy, Mines & Mineral Resources, Morocco (invited)		Mustapha Bakkoury, President, MASEN, Morocco
	Ali Fassi Fihri,  Chief Executive Officer, Office National de l'Electricité, Morocco		Awad Ibrahim Bryk,  Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energies, & APFREEE Member Libya
	Mohamed Ali Eklat, Manager, Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAOL) & APFREEE Member, Libya		Eng. Mahmoud Atia, Deputy Chairman for Projects & Operation, New and Renewable Energy Authority, Egypt
	Said Mouline, Director, ADEREE, Morocco		Roberto Vigotti, Secretary General, Res4Med Initiative, Coordinator RE Industry Advisory Board, International Energy Agency & Director, Electricity Division, Observatoire Mediterraneen de l'Energie & APFREEE Member, Italy

Click here to see the full speaker list