The Ouarzazate project is part of the Moroccan governments plan to produce 2GW of electricity by 2020. (Image source: UN/Flickr)

A consortium led by ACWA Power International has a won a US$2bn contract to construct two solar plants in Ouarzazate in southern Morocco

Frank Duggan, head of global markets at ABB and Naji Jreijiri, country manager of ABB take a tour of the new rooftop solar installation at ABB?s new technology and office centre in Cairo. (Image source: ABB)

Swiss power and automation group ABB has expanded production facilities and opened a refurbished technology centre in Egypt in a bid to promote the country?s renewable energy sector

Once operational, it will be the largest solar farm in Aqaba. (Image source: Brookhaven National Laboratory/Flickr)

China?s Trina Solar has signed an agreement with Shamsuna Power to build, operate and maintain a 10MW solar project in Jordan

Favourable trends and investment in the sector has led to increase in employment opportunities in the sector, stated the IRENA report. (Image source: BrightSourceEnergy/Flickr)

Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy organisation International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has stated that 6.5mn people were employed in the renewable energy industry in 2013, which is a 14 per cent increase from 2012