{"id":6039,"date":"2012-05-16T17:48:08","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T17:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/the-ufm-secretariat-in-menarec-for-the-first-time-the-mediterranean-solar-plan-reaches-a-new-stage-2\/"},"modified":"2016-12-13T12:43:29","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T11:43:29","slug":"the-ufm-secretariat-in-menarec-for-the-first-time-the-mediterranean-solar-plan-reaches-a-new-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/the-ufm-secretariat-in-menarec-for-the-first-time-the-mediterranean-solar-plan-reaches-a-new-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"The UfM Secretariat in MENAREC for the first time: The Mediterranean Solar Plan reaches a new stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Marrakech, 16th May, 2012.\u00a0<\/strong>The UfM Secretariat participated in the MENAREC 5 Conference, a large Euro-Mediterranean regular meeting \u00a0which aims to strengthen regional cooperation to develop renewable energy and energy efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>The Mediterranean Solar Plan is a major initiative of the UfM.\u00a0It aims to create conditions for large-scale development of renewable energy, and energy efficiency around the Mediterranean, in particular through the construction of a capacity of 20 GW of electricity generation from renewable sources by 2020, of which\u00a0one part would be exported to Europe.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this conference, the UfM Secretariat signed two Memorandums of Understanding with key partners, OME and Dii, in order to enhance their cooperation and develop existing synergies.<\/p>\n<p>Dii is a private industry consortium which aims to create conditions for an accelerated implementation of the vision in the Desertec EUMENA region (European Union, Middle East and North Africa). The OME is a nonprofit organization bringing together major energy companies in the Mediterranean basin.<\/p>\n<p>The UfM Secretariat welcomed these new partnerships, in addition to those already established with RECREE and Medgrid.\u00a0<em>&#8220;The use of renewable energy is not a luxury, but an absolute necessity for the Mediterranean&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0said Secretary General of the UfM, Fathallah Sijilmassi.\u00a0<em>&#8220;The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership with the MSP is a key instrument. This is a major strategic focus for regional cooperation in the Mediterranean&#8221;.\u00a0<\/em>The Deputy Secretary General in charge of the Energy Division at the UfM Secretariat, Ambassador Sotiris Varouxakis, added:\u00a0<em>&#8220;The MSP is a key area for the Euro-Med partnership and in a broader context of the Union for the Mediterranean, because renewable energies are of strategic importance for both sides of the Mediterranean<\/em><em>\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MENAREC-REV-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Secretary General Sijilmassi&#8217;s speech at the MENAREC 5 Conference<\/a>\u00a0(French)<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Related News<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>16.05.2012<a title=\"The UfM Secretariat and OME agree to work together in the implementation of the MSP\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ufmsecretariat.org\/en\/the-ufm-secretariat-and-ome-agree-to-work-together-in-the-implementation-of-the-msp\/\">The UfM Secretariat and OME agree to work together in the implementation of the MSP<\/a><\/li>\n<li>15.05.2012<a title=\"Mediterranean efforts for renewable energy united \u2013 The UfM Secretariat and Dii join forces\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ufmsecretariat.org\/en\/mediterranean-efforts-for-renewable-energy-united-%e2%80%93-ufm-and-dii-join-forces\/\">Mediterranean efforts for renewable energy united \u2013 The UfM Secretariat and Dii join forces<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean actively participated in the MENAREC 5 Conference in Marrakech, which brings together ministers and senior representatives from Mediterranean countries, international organizations and the private sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,49],"tags":[],"priority-area":[202],"class_list":["post-6039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-62","category-49","priority-area-water-environment-ar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6039"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28886,"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6039\/revisions\/28886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6039"},{"taxonomy":"priority-area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/priority-area?post=6039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}