27/04/2023

Can Morocco solve Europe’s energy crisis? In a special edition Aaron Heslehurst travels to north Africa, to find out if the country’s abundant sunshine and wind could tackle the problems caused by the war in Ukraine.

With the world needing ever more energy and wanting to pay less for it, can Morocco’s ambitious plans to grow its renewable energy industry for domestic and international needs, end the country’s own reliance on imported fossil fuels? Leila Benali, Morocco's minister of energy transition and sustainable development, explains how her government is trying to fulfil that green potential.

Moundir Zniber, who founded Gaia Energy, tells Aaron how just one of his company’s renewable projects could provide 4% of all Germany’s electricity.

Meanwhile, World Bank energy economist Moez Cherif explores the lessons other countries can learn and environmental campaigner Hajar Khamlichi highlights concerns about the ongoing use of fossil fuels.