Political uncertainties remain, and the prognosis for development varies hugely from country to country, but a sense of momentum has returned to the incipient Maghreb renewables sector, says Till Stenzel, chief operating officer of Nur Energie.

London-based Nur is developing solar projects around the Mediterranean basin, encompassing a variety of technologies, but its flagship is the 2GW TuNur power-tower plant under development in southern Tunisia.

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