After several postponements since it was first announced back in 2020, Algeria finally launched a call for tenders for a 1GW solar project, the so-called “Solar 1,000 MW” Project, on December 23, 2021.
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After a decade of drastic decline in FDIs resulting from the restrictions placed upon foreign investments by the “49%-51% rule” implemented in 2009, Algeria has finally repealed this rule and put in place several incentive...more
Disrupting the Disruptor: How a Prepared and Proactive Owner Can Mitigate the Effects of Coronavirus on Construction Projects -
Once a remote health issue in China, the rapidly spreading coronavirus (COVID-19) has become...more
After 15 years of foreign upstream oil and gas investment in Algeria being regulated by law No. 05-07 of 28 April 2005, as amended (“Law 05-07”), a new hydrocarbons law was published at the eve of 2020, law No. 19-13 dated 11...more
Gas-to-Power in Africa: An Overview of Opportunities and Challenges -
WHAT IS GAS-TO-POWER?
“Gas-to-power” is a phrase that encompasses a trend of projects which involve directly using gas in power generation. The...more
1/29/2019
/ Africa ,
Capital Markets ,
Economic Development ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Economy ,
International Finance ,
Joint Venture ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Plants
Court Faults FERC in its Handling of ANR Storage Company’s Six Year Quest for Authorization to Charge Market-Based Rates for Natural Gas Storage Services -
On September 21, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...more
Lebanon is the latest country to join the race for oil and gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean region. The significant natural gas fields discovered over the past decade in the Levant and Cyprus basins have sparked...more
Good news at last for the development of offshore wind projects in France -
While France had launched in 2011 a very ambitious offshore wind farm development program, aiming to reach 6 GMW of wind turbine installations at...more
3/14/2018
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Canada ,
Clean Water Act ,
Construction Industry ,
Duty of Care ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
France ,
Groundwater ,
Offshore Wind ,
Pipelines ,
Subsidiaries ,
UK ,
Wind Power
While France had launched in 2011 a very ambitious offshore wind farm development program, aiming to reach 6 GMW of wind turbine installations at sea and of marine energies by 2020, the projects awarded in 2012 and 2014,...more
Morocco is currently implementing important changes to its energy mix, which may provide interesting opportunities in the LNG sector. This article presents a brief overview of the origin of the national development plan for...more
7/12/2016
/ Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Hydropower ,
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Morocco ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
UNFCCC ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wind Power