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In Scramble for Clean Energy, Europe Is Turning to North Africa

Western Sahara Resource Watch, a Brussels-based NGO allied to the independence movement, estimates that by the end of the decade occupied Western Sahara could be supplying half of all Morocco''s wind energy and a third of its solar energy, much of it headed for Europe. Morocco insists that the territory is part of Morocco.

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The UN regards Western Sahara as a non-self-governing-territory without an administering power in place. The International Court of Justice has found Morocco''s claim to the territory null-and-void, findings echoed in a body of EU

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al-''Ayūn, Western Sahara - sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times for the whole year in a graph, day length and changes in lengths in a table. Basic information, like local time and the location on a world map, are also featured.

Morocco gears up for green hydrogen push in

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In November 2021, the governments of the world will meet in Glasgow for the COP26 climate talks. At the same time, Morocco - the occupying power of Western Sahara - is erecting its largest energy project on occupied land to date: another step forward in its comprehensive plan to build controversial infrastructure on the land it illegally holds.

Morocco gears up for green hydrogen push in disputed Western Sahara

The first round of land allocations in Morocco''s green hydrogen investment process may soon be completed and is likely to include substantial areas in the contested territory of Western Sahara. African Energy has identified projects requiring the installation of at least 72GW of wind and solar generation, and more are likely to follow.

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Western Sahara Resource Watch RE. QUESTIONS ABOUT SIEMENS ENERGY AG''S RECENT STATEMENTS REGARDING WESTERN SAHARA Dear Mr Bruch, Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) is privileged to present you with its compliments. We hope this message finds you well in the current phase of the COVID-19 crisis.

Morocco: Another renewable energy project in Western Sahara

The initial stages of another renewable energy project has been launched in the disputed Western Sahara region, which is under the control of Morocco. The Janassim project recently launched its measuring campaign of solar and wind energy potential.

Morocco: Another renewable energy project in Western Sahara

The northern half of the territory – referred to as the ''Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region'' by the Moroccan government – will host nine projects on 371,675ha, with a financial injection of 228 billion Dirham (around $23.1bn)," said Western Sahara Resource Watch. Image: Western Sahara as seen from the International Space Station 10 years

Morocco: Another renewable energy project in

France shifts support in Western Sahara dispute – GIS Reports

In a July letter celebrating the 25th anniversary of Moroccan King Mohammed VI''s coronation, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a change in France''s policy regarding the long-running Western Sahara dispute, declaring that "the present and future of Western Sahara lie within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty." That followed similar

France announces new investments in disputed Western Sahara

A French delegation visiting Morocco with President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday unveiled investment plans in the disputed Western Sahara as part of a broader suite of agreements and partnerships between the two countries.. Projects in Dakhla and the Guelmim-Oued Noun region are among the 10 billion euros ($10.8 billion) worth of initiatives announced

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The enduring coloniality of ecological modernization: Wind energy

Western Sahara (WS) was a Spanish colony from 1884 till 1975. Following World War II, anti-colonial movements emerged and started criticizing such a colonial rule, which by mid 1960''s led for Western Sahara to be classified on the UN''s list as a non-self-governing territory awaiting decolonization (Badarin, 2021; UNGA, 2011).

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Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) on 6 December wrote that the company had obtained a controversial licence offshore occupied Western Sahara. The United Nations, the EU, the African Union, the International Court

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There are today two companies involved in hydrocarbon exploration in Western Sahara - both are from Israel. The other company is Ratio Petroleum, which secured the Dakhla Atlantique offshore block in October 2021. Read all about Kosmos''/Cairn''s involvement in occupied Western Sahara in our report "Platform for Conflict".

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Western Sahara Resource Watch and the French association APSO wrote the company on 11.01.2019 and on 09.12.2020. Engie responded on 13.04.2021. WSRW sent a new letter on 17.05.2021, 22.05.2023 and 22.09.2023. The letter was responded to on 28.09.2023, without the company addressing any of the questions it had been asked.

An unjust transition: Energy, colonialism and

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Western Sahara [a] is a disputed territory in North-western Africa. It has a surface area of 272,000 square kilometres (105,000 sq mi). [3] Approximately 30% of the territory (82,500 km 2 (31,900 sq mi)) is controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR); the remaining 70% is occupied [4] [5] and administered by neighboring Morocco. [6]

An unjust transition: Energy, colonialism and extractivism in occupied

Energy developments in occupied Western Sahara simultaneously bolster a false energy ''sovereignty'' for Morocco (false because Morocco is not legally the sovereign power of Western Sahara): they make Morocco ''energy independent'' from other countries in the region, through the expropriation of Western Sahara''s resources.

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A 2011 independent analysis commissioned by the EU, already demonstrated the near total depletion of the fish stocks off Western Sahara. Regardless, fishing activity to date remains rampant. Moroccan fishermen are active in the waters,

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We are aware that the region of Western Sahara is disputed, and that the UN considers the zone as a "non-self-governing territory" since 1963. We at SGRE have neither the mandate nor the capacity to independently advocate on such questions or to issue recognitions under international law or to affirm a territorial status. These matters fall

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Who is involved in hydrocarbon exploration in Western Sahara?

There are today two companies involved in hydrocarbon exploration in Western Sahara - both are from Israel. The other company is Ratio Petroleum, which secured the Dakhla Atlantique offshore block in October 2021. Read all about Kosmos'/Cairn's involvement in occupied Western Sahara in our report “ Platform for Conflict ”. 29 October 2004.

Is Western Sahara a disputed territory?

Western Sahara[a] is a disputed territory in North-western Africa. It has a surface area of 272,000 square kilometres (105,000 sq mi). Approximately 30% of the territory (82,500 km 2 (31,900 sq mi)) is controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR); the remaining 70% is occupied and administered by neighboring Morocco.

Which country controls Western Sahara?

Morocco controls territory to the west of the berm (border wall) while the Sahrawi Republic controls territory to the east (see map on right). Western Sahara was partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976, with Morocco acquiring the northern two-thirds of the territory.

What is the economy of Western Sahara?

Western Sahara's economy is based almost entirely on fishing, which employs two-thirds of its workforce, with mining, agriculture and tourism providing modest additional income. Most food for the urban population comes from Morocco.

Is Western Sahara a self governing territory?

Previously occupied by Spain as the Spanish Sahara until 1975, Western Sahara has been on the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories since 1963 after a Moroccan demand. [clarification needed] In 1965, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on Western Sahara, asking Spain to decolonize the territory.

Where is Western Sahara located?

Western Sahara is located on the north-west coast in West Africa and on the cusp of North Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean to the northwest, Morocco proper to the north-northeast, Algeria to the east-northeast, and Mauritania to the east and south.

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