Category: Energy

Morocco plans to operate Laayoune’s power plant on green hydrogen

January 30, 2024

Morocco seeks to make the power plant of Laayoune, the largest city in the Moroccan Sahara, operate on green hydrogen instead of heavy fuel as ... Read More

ECOWAS: Withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso & Niger from African Bloc Kills Algeria-Nigeria Pipeline Project

January 29, 2024

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), dealing a hard blow to France and ... Read More

Niger temporarily halts issuance of new mining licenses

January 27, 2024

Niger’s authorities have temporarily halted the issuance of new mining licenses and ordered an audit of the industry, the Ministry of Mining announced, according to ... Read More

King Mohammed VI extends invitation to Nigeria’s President to visit Morocco

January 23, 2024

King Mohammed VI has extended an invitation to Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu to visit Morocco. The monarch extended the invitation during a phone ... Read More

EBRD to invest $75m in HAU Energy BV to back 1.1 GW Gulf of Suez wind farm in Egypt

January 23, 2024

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EBRD, has committed to a provisional equity investment of up to $75 million in HAU Energy BV, a ... Read More

Nigeria Agenda 2050: changing playing field of resource sector

January 22, 2024

The past few days have been full of news for Nigeria’s resources sector: It was announced that Nigeria Agenda 2050 requires approximately $100 billion, with ... Read More

OCP Group, Jet Energy announce a mega project of four photovoltaic plants in Morocco

January 17, 2024

The world's leading producer of phosphate fertilizers, OCP Group, has announced the launch of the construction of four photovoltaic plants in the mining cities of ... Read More

AfDB commits $303m for Mauritania-Mali electricity interconnection project

January 17, 2024

The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its African Development Fund (ADF), has approved a $303 million loan for the building of a 1,500 km-long power ... Read More

Green Hydrogen: Italy Planning Pipeline Project with Morocco

January 16, 2024

The Italian government has agreed to finance a feasibility study for building a pipeline destined to transport green hydrogen from Morocco to the European country. ... Read More

Saudi-led consortium seals deal with Egypt on $1.5bn in 1.1 MW wind project

January 12, 2024

A consortium led by the Saudi-listed water desalination company ACWA Power has signed a usufruct agreement to invest $1.5 billion in a 1.1 MW wind ... Read More