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Funding puzzle for ONEE's wind farms

How does Morocco's Office National de l'Electricite et de l'Eau Potable (ONEE), which has just received 5 billion dirhams in emergency aid from the government, intend to finance construction of five wind farms due to generate 850 MW at a [...] (544 words)

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