The long-promised Bitcoin wind farm in occupied Western Sahara has seemingly come to a complete standstill.

The firm announces it will render its services to a project that raises deep concerns over international law and human rights.

For the twelfth year in a row, WSRW publishes a detailed, annual overview of the companies involved in the purchase of phosphates from occupied Western Sahara. 

The following overview enlists stock-exchange registered companies with current or recent operations in occupied Western Sahara. Updated 21 June 2025.

WSRW has traced the imports of phosphate rock to a dock just adjacent to a subsidiary of Japanese company Taiheiyo Cement Corporation. 

Near a million tonnes of sand was exported from occupied Western Sahara to the Canaries during the last five years, a new WSRW report reveals. 

Windmill components for yet another controversial windfarm are now arriving in the occupied territory.

Eight UN rapporteurs call on Morocco to stop tearing down Saharawi property as the Kingdom expands green energy projects in occupied Western Sahara. 

The massive ports that Morocco is constructing in occupied Western Sahara are made with cement of the German multinational. 

Allianz congratulated the Moroccan people with what was one of the gravest violations of International law since the second world war.   

The firms are to construct 1,200 MW of wind power capacity in occupied Western Sahara, and a 1,400 km transmission line to transport the electricity to Morocco proper – assisting the North African kingdom in its blatant violation of international law and Saharawi rights.

The French company - which claims to excel at understanding of regulations - seemingly fails to know in which country it is supporting businesses. 

The Finnish company Wärtsilä refers to Western Sahara as part of Morocco and cites the positions of “certain countries” to justify its operations in the occupied territory.

The German multinational - which supplies the Moroccan energy projects in the occupied territory - fails to grasp EU court rulings. 

WSRW was present as the Brazilian company Votorantim last week received a cargo of sand from occupied Western Sahara in Tenerife, Spain. 

WSRW strongly condemns Engie's blatant disdain for international law in occupied Western Sahara. 

The French multinational will not clarify how its monster-deal with Morocco's state-owned phosphate company relates to occupied Western Sahara.

Kosmos Energy has finally taken down a website that was set up to embellish its oil and gas exploration offshore Western Sahara. 

The French multinational will not respond to questions about its potential stake in a wind energy project in occupied Western Sahara in partnership with the Moroccan prime minister.

The Belgian-related UAE company Dahamco is to invest several billion dollars in a highly problematic energy project on occupied territory. 

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Western Sahara Resource Watch. 

The EU Court of Justice has dismissed the European Commission's request to rectify specific paragraphs in its 2024 rulings, as it questions whether the majority of the people of Western Sahara live outside of the territory.

In a legal note, the EU Council admits that the highest EU court has definitively annulled the EU-Morocco Trade and Fisheries Agreements as they applied to Western Sahara, marking a clear victory for the Saharawi people’s struggle for self-determination.

The French Court's confirmation comes a week after representatives of the Spanish agricultural sector called on the EU to end tomato imports from Western Sahara.

Three months have passed since the EU Court of Justice banned EU-Morocco trade deals in occupied Western Sahara. The EU Commission is still in the dark on how to take it from here. 

The EU commission has informed the aviation industry that Western Sahara is not part of the EU's aviation deal with Morocco. 

The construction of a highly problematic fuel factory in occupied Western Sahara is to kick off in 2027. 

The arson appears to be politically motivated, with anti-Western Sahara, pro-Morocco graffiti spray-painted in front of the office of the NGO Global Aktion in Copenhagen, Denmark.
 

GE Vernova, Siemens Energy and Larsen & Toubro are among the multinationals that have reportedly expressed interest to aid Morocco transport energy generated in occupied Western Sahara to Morocco proper.

At a time when the French government is ignoring all international law in Western Sahara, it places its own companies in serious risk, WSRW warns. 

The Irish airline has announced a new route to Dakhla in “Morocco”, praising the occupying power for its ”support and vision in securing this major investment".

… in just one year, and under the EU-Morocco trade agreement alone.

WSRW has summarised the key findings of the landmark rulings on Western Sahara of the EU Court of Justice, of 4 October 2024. 

Days after the ECJ ruling, Morocco is still trying to find a company that will connect its illegal energy projects in occupied Western Sahara to the Moroccan grid.

The US company GE Vernova is seemingly gambling with its lucrative projects elsewhere when it operates in occupied Western Sahara for the Moroccan government. 

The Moroccan government is allegedly planning a $2.1 billion investment in new controversial infrastructure projects in occupied Western Sahara.

Last week, the Norwegian shipping company Green Reefers delivered frozen fish to Russia that had been caught in occupied Western Sahara in violation of international law.

The UN Secretary General notes the concerns of Morocco's use of the natural resources in Western Sahara in his latest report to the UN Security Council. 

The highest Court in the EU has ruled that Western Sahara products cannot be labelled as originating from the neighbouring country Morocco. Help us to investigate in your supermarket.

The European Parliament has expressed itself in favour of holding debates in three parliament committees about the exclusion of Western Sahara from EU-Morocco trade agreements. 

What should we expect from the EU institutions, the member states and the businesses now as David beat Goliath in the EU Court of Justice? WSRW has carved out some suggested steps. 

Saharawi refugees today took to the streets in the refugee camps to celebrate the victories in the EU Court of Justice. 

“This is a momentous victory for the people of Western Sahara. At a time when international law is under pressure, it is fundamental that the EU follows its own court and stops collaborating with the occupier through illegal trade agreements”, stated Western Sahara Resource Watch. This morning, the EU Court of Justice issued a landmark ruling. 

In its ruling this morning, 4 October 2024 the EU Court of Justice ruled that products from Western Sahara on the EU market cannot be labelled “from Morocco”. 

The EU Commission this afternoon commented on its loss in the EU Court of Justice regarding trade and fisheries in the territory of Western Sahara. 

So far, no oil and gas have been discovered in Western Sahara. Two exploration licences are today operated by foreign companies, both from Israel, both offshore. 

The French company Engie has since 2023 been installing windmills in occupied Western Sahara for a massive project that would lead to the large-scale settlement of Moroccan farmers in the occupied territory. 

For the eleventh year in a row, Western Sahara Resource Watch publishes a detailed, annual overview of the companies involved in the purchase of conflict phosphates from occupied Western Sahara.

For the first time, Portugal is the biggest exporter of gas products into occupied Western Sahara. 

The French government intends to finance a cable that will transport energy from Morocco's illegal projects in occupied Western Sahara to Morocco proper.