SEMed Private Renewable Energy Framework “SPREF” Energy & Climate Action Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The SEMed Private Renewable Energy Framework (SPREF) aimed to break down barriers preventing the development of private renewable energy markets in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon. The framework provided efficient financing mechanisms and technical support for the implementation ofRead more
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The purpose of the UfM Platforms is to provide a permanent forum of regional dialogue for discussing energy policy objectives and measures, with a view to identifying concrete partnership actions and following up on their implementation.
Rabat, 12 October 2015 For further information please contact the Energy Division: energy@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more
UfM Headquarters, Barcelona, 1-2 October 2015 The third meeting of the UfM Climate Change Expert Group (UfMCCEG) will be held at the premises of the UfM Secretariat, in Barcelona, on 1 and 2 October 2015. The declaration of the UfM Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Climate Change, held on 13 May 2014, underlined climate changeRead more
UfM Headquarters, Barcelona, 23 July 2015 The Union for the Mediterranean SOM (Senior Officials Meeting) of 31 March agreed to establish three high level UfM Energy Platforms on Gas, REM (Regional Electricity Market) and REEE (Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency). The official announcement took place in Rabat on 6 May. The purpose of the UfMRead more
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• According to the World Bank, investment to cover energy needs in the Mediterranean will come to €23 billion per year by 2030
• Enhanced dialogue through UfM platforms on energy will facilitate partnerships between the main stakeholders in the field of energy and strengthen cooperation between the member states of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
Skhirat, 6-7 May 2015 Hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco; the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Fathallah Sijilmassi, will participate at the Informal UfM high-level conference on climate change that will be held in Skhirat, Morocco, on 7 May. The event will gather Ministers and high-level representatives of UfM Members and theRead more
Lisbon, 2-3 March 2015 Deputy Secretary General Teresa Ribeiro and Special Representative of the Secretary General Ambassador George Saliba will represent the Union for the Mediterranean in the 2nd Ministerial Conference on Environment and Renewable Energies of the Western Mediterranean Dialogue – 5+5 Dialogue. During the conference the challenges of climate change and the cooperationRead more
December, 2014. The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) has collaborated with RES4MED (Renewable Energy Solutions for the Mediterranean) and Enel Foundation in the first edition of the Advanced Training Course “Integration of Renewable Energy Solutions in the Mediterranean electricity markets” that was successfully concluded in November. RES4MED and Enel Foundation have organizedRead more
