With Morocco driving forward plans to have 2GW of wind capacity by 2016 and 2.7GW by 2030,  Egypt targeting 7.2GW of wind energy by 2020 and Tunisia recently doubling its installed wind capacity with a target of 505MW by 2016 and 2.7GW by 2030, the Wind Power North Africa conference and exhibition explored the policy frameworks and formulated the next steps for scaling up the region’s wind power market, with a focus on Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia.

The Wind Power North Africa Conference Speaker line up included:

	H.E. Fouad Douiri, Minister,  Ministry for Energy, Mines and Mineral Resources, Morocco		Senior Representative,  ONE, Morocco
	Peter Gish, Managing Director, UPC Renewables North Africa,Morocco -  Click here to read his 60 second interview		Carlos Martin Rivals, Development Director for Northern Africa, EDP Renewables, Spain -  Click here to read his 60 second interview
	Khalid Benhamou, Managing Director, Sahara Wind, Morocco -  Click here to read his 60 second interview		Giuseppe de Beni, Managing Director, Italgen, Italy -  Click here to read his 60 second interview
	Alexander Rietz, Business Manager, Dii, Germany -  Click here to read his 60 second interview		Abdellatif Nasserdine, Chief Executive Officer, Infra Invest, Morocco
	Samir Belrhandoria, Chief Executive Officer, Moroccan Infrastructure Fund, Morocco		Andre Merlin, President, MedGrid, France
	Mohsine Ettazi, Head of Wind, AMISOLE, Morocco		Said Mouline, Director, ADEREE, Morocco
	Michel Bouskila, Development Director, Cegelec, Morocco		Robert Lorentz, Policy Officer, European Commission - Directorate-General for Energy, Belgium Click here to read his 60 second interview
	Galal Osman, Vice President, WWEA (World Wind Energy Association) & President, Egyptian Wind Energy Association		Ahmed Baroudi, Director, SIE, Morocco

For the full list of event speakers please click here

"This event stands out as having a focus on the critical issues and the right people involved in them to share insights and point the way forward. Outstanding scope for follow-on networking" Mainstream Renewable Power, Global Wind Power Finance & Investment, 2012