Day: June 6, 2019

Tunisian Lobna Smida appointed Regional Director for North African ICT Foundation

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The African ICT Foundation has appointed Lobna Smida as its Regional Director for North Africa. Lobna Smida who is currently working as an Administration Advisor at the Presidential Palace of Tunisia is expected to manage and guide the overall direction of the region and develop a regional strategic plan every two years, using input from the regional officers and/or committee members. Executive Secretary of the Foundation Emmanuel Bassey said in a statement that Lobna whose appointment takes immediate effect is tasked with the overall leadership of the Region and will…

TerniEnergia to open Tozeur power plant by late June 2019

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The Tozeur photovoltaic solar power plant will soon be connected to the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG) uilt by TerniEnergia, the works will be completed by the end of June 2019. The Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract between the Italian company and the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company also provides for the installation of a battery storage system, to help the facility to provide electricity at night. The 10 MW Tozeur solar power plant will avoid 8.7 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. The project will be profitable for…

Regional report, North Africa: Steady progress

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The economic outlook in North Africa has improved recently due to increasing oil prices, a more stable political situation and some large-scale infrastructure projects. For the purposes of this article, North Africa is defined as Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. A rendering of what Egypt’s ambitious new administrative capital could look like – the project has not been without problems According to the North Africa Economic Outlook for 2018, published by the African Development Bank, Real Gross Domestic (GDP) in 2017 in the region was 4.9%, up from 2016’s 3.3%.…