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Green energy, old power Who controls the energy transition in the MENA...
19 Dec, 2025 07:34 51 min read
The MENA region's shift to renewable energy is not just a technical upgrade but a deeply political process that risks reinforcing existing power structures and inequalities if governance doesn't change. Large-scale, centralized green projects often mirror the old fossil fuel system, keeping control with established elites while the costs of reform, like subsidy removal, fall heavily on vulnerable households. In conflict zones like Gaza, electricity deprivation is a tool of political control, showing that renewables alone cannot solve energy crises rooted in blockades and restricted sovereignty. A truly just transition requires institutional reform, social protections, and equitable benefits—otherwise, clean energy becomes another mechanism of exclusion rather than a pathway to resilience and dignity.... More