Category: Energy

Global Electricity Review 2022 lauds Morocco’s wind power achievements

April 12, 2023

Morocco was cited as a good example in the Global Electricity Review 2022, thanks to its investments in wind power which now accounts for 17% ... Read More

Russian diesel stirs controversy in Morocco

April 8, 2023

Three opposition parties called for the creation of a fact-finding mission to look into imports of Russian diesel in Morocco with a focus on prices ... Read More

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to invest $12.5 Bln in Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline

April 8, 2023

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPCL) will invest $12.5 billion to secure a 50% stake in the $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project. This historic ... Read More

Electric Vehicles: LG Energy Solution Chooses Morocco to Secure Lithium Supplies

April 5, 2023

Morocco’s gigafactory ecosystem is taking form. South Korean LG Energy Solution Ltd, the world’s 2nd-largest battery maker for electric vehicles, turned to Morocco to secure ... Read More

Morocco features in UK energy strategy plan as electricity supplier

April 3, 2023

The project consisting in shipping electricity from Morocco to the UK led by Xlinks has featured in the UK’ s government energy security plan, dubbed ... Read More

Renewable energies to account for 43% of Morocco’s installed capacity

April 2, 2023

Morocco is set to bolster the share of renewable energy in its installed capacity to 43% by the end of the year, from 41% currently ... Read More

Russia’s Rosatom to build 3rd unit of Egypt’s El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant

March 31, 2023

Egypt’s Nuclear and Radiation Control Authority (ENRRA) has granted permission to Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation for the construction of the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power ... Read More

Greek Mytilineos contemplates investments in solar, battery storage projects in Egypt

March 30, 2023

Mytilineos, a Greece-based industrial conglomerate whose business units are active in the sectors of metallurgy and energy, is planning to inject investment in Egypt in ... Read More

Chad’s ‘nationalization’ of all Exxon-owned assets disputed by UK’s Savannah Energy

March 27, 2023

Chad has announced the nationalization of assets of a former subsidiary of US oil and gas giant ExxonMobil in Chad, which comes after the company ... Read More

Africa’s palm oil sector to see prices falling in 2023 as output rises

March 23, 2023

Although palm oil production has been linked to environmental damage and human rights abuses, it remains an important industry providing jobs and contributing to economic ... Read More