Category: Energy

Gas exploration: British firm Chariot wins a new license for the Rissana offshore zone

February 28, 2022

The Rissana offshore zone, located in the immediate vicinity of that of Lixus, off Larache, where large gas reserves were discovered last January, has been ... Read More

Europe should back Moroccan-Nigerian gas pipeline to reduce dependence on Russia

February 27, 2022

The outbreak of war in Ukraine has put Europe’s energy security under a new test as Germany halted the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas ... Read More

Tunisia to benefit from AfDB program to promote investment in decentralized renewable energy

February 22, 2022

Tunisia will benefit from the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF) program to promote investment in decentralized renewable energy backed by ... Read More

EBRD provides €50 Mln to two Moroccan banks to support Morocco’s green transition

February 18, 2022

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has approved loans totaling €50 million to two Moroccan banks, namely “Crédit du Maroc” and “Société Générale Maroc” ... Read More

Morocco, Finland poised to strengthen cooperation in energy sectors

February 12, 2022

Morocco and Finland have signed an agreement meant to foster their cooperation in the energy sector. The document was signed during a virtual meeting between ... Read More

EU to invest €1.6 billion in Morocco as part of its Global Gateway strategy

February 9, 2022

The European Union will invest €1.6 billion in Morocco to promote the green and digital transition. This investment is part of the new European strategy, ... Read More

Moroccan energy minister confirms plan to reserve flow of Maghreb-Europe pipeline

February 3, 2022

Moroccan energy minister Leila Benali has confirmed news reported last year that the country will reverse the flow of a pipeline that used to channel ... Read More

Britain’s Xlinks tenders for technical study on undersea cable link with Morocco

January 31, 2022

British energy start-up Xlinks has tendered for a geophysical and geotechnical study on the route to be taken by a 3,800 Km-long undersea electricity cable ... Read More

Green Financing tops EBRD’s 2021 investments in Morocco

January 28, 2022

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) injected €211 million in 10 projects carried out in Morocco in 2021. More than half of the ... Read More

Morocco’s leadership in fight against climate change hailed by UN agency

January 27, 2022

Morocco’s leadership in the fight against climate change and the promotion of renewable energies was hailed on Wednesday by the Secretary General of the World ... Read More