Energy regime reconfiguration and just transitions in the Global South: Lessons for West Africa from Morocco’s comparative experience

Working on the premise of importance comparative lesson-drawing for policy outcomes, and not ignoring limitations learning in practice as well crucial role context shaping transition this article argues that case Morocco - a country at forefront renewable energy development Africa provides salient lessons Economic Community West African States (ECOWAS) its design implementation Clean Energy Corridor (WACEC). Focusing two key dimensions sovereignty, viz: (1) people’s ownership process, (2) land use, livelihood issues, environmental footprints, paper discusses implications Morocco’s Noor Ouarzazate (Noor 1) solar project illuminates injustices embedded including their post-colonial ramifications, order to better grasp challenges must tackle through WACEC be truly just.