istics ▁hub ▁for ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Energy ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁about ▁ 5 6 % ▁of ▁Mor oc co ' s ▁electric ity ▁supply ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁coal . ▁However , ▁as ▁forec asts ▁indicate ▁that ▁energy ▁requirements ▁in ▁Mor oc co ▁will ▁rise ▁ 6 % ▁per ▁year ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 5 0 , ▁a ▁new ▁law ▁passed ▁encourag ing ▁Mor occ ans ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁ways ▁to ▁divers ify ▁the ▁energy ▁supply , ▁including ▁more ▁renew able ▁resources . ▁The ▁Mor oc can ▁government ▁has ▁launched ▁a ▁project ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁solar ▁thermal ▁energy ▁power ▁plant ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁looking ▁into ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁natural ▁gas ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁source ▁of ▁re venue ▁for ▁Mor oc co ' s ▁government . ▁ ▁Mor oc co ▁has ▁emb ark ed ▁upon ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁large ▁solar ▁energy ▁far ms ▁to ▁less en ▁dependence ▁on ▁foss il ▁fu els , ▁and ▁to ▁eventually ▁export ▁electric ity ▁to ▁Europe . ▁ ▁N arc ot ics ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century , ▁C ann ab is ▁has ▁been ▁cultiv ated ▁in ▁the ▁R if ▁Region . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁UN ▁World ▁Dru gs ▁Report , ▁cultiv ation ▁and ▁transformation ▁of ▁C ann ab is ▁represents ▁ 0 . 5 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁G DP ▁of ▁Mor oc co ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁French