Algeria exports EV charging stations to Italy and Libya

ELECTRIC VEHICLES-

Algeria begins exporting EV charging stations: The Algerian Company for Electrical and Gas Industries (SAEG) — a subsidiary of state-owned Sonelgaz — started exporting EV charging stations to Italy and Libya, according to a statement released earlier this week. SAEG delivered 433 charging stations, including medium-capacity (60 kW) and high-capacity (322 kW) units as part of the first phase of its contract with Italy and Libya.

More to come: SAEG signed multiple agreements to export its locally-assembled charging stations from its plant in El Eulma to other markets in Europe and the Middle East, according to the statement. The units have a local production component percentage of 58%, SAEG said, with the percentage set to increase further in the coming months.

CLIMATE POLICY-

FAO, Japan launch climate response project in Jordan: The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a project funded by the Japanese government to help address pressing challenges related to climate change and natural resources in refugee-affected areas in northern Jordan, Al Mamlaka reports. The project will focus on disaster risk reduction, community-based solutions, and forest rehabilitation through cash-for-work schemes at the Zaatari, Jerash and Ajloun camps.

Not the FAO’s most recent project in Jordan: The FAO and Jordan’s Ministry of Environment launched a project in May to plant native, economically beneficial tree species over 100 hectares across three communities.

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