Middle East and North Africa Region assessment of the local manufacturing potential for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) projects (Anglais)

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is a renewable energy technology which, after a period of stagnation, has started to penetrate the energy market, particularly in Spain and the United States but also in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) as ... Voir la suite Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is a renewable energy technology which, after a period of stagnation, has started to penetrate the energy market, particularly in Spain and the United States but also in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) as well as other regions of the world. The MENA region has amongst the world's best conditions for CSP: abundant sunshine, low precipitation, plenty of unused flat land close to road networks and transmission grids. It is also close to Europe, where green electricity is much valued. To assess the local manufacturing potential for CSP components in the MENA region, a study was commissioned by the World Bank with donor support from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). It was carried out during the year 2010 by Ernst and Young (France) and the Fraunhofer Institute (Germany). A stakeholder workshop was conducted on September 30th, 2010, in Cairo, and feedback was received from the client countries, industry participants and donors. The African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank teams actively participated in the review and finalization of the study.  Réduire