Morocco: king appoints new chiefs in key energy, logistics institutions

King Mohammed VI appointed new chiefs in several key energy and logistics institutions. These include the Moroccan agency for sustainable energy MASEN, the electricity and water agency ONEE, Airports authority ONDA, ports agency ANP, and the highways company ADM, a statement by the palace spokesman said following a ministerial council held Saturday in Casablanca under the Chairmanship of the King.

Key to Morocco’s energy transition efforts MASEN has long been without a Director General since its former head Mustapha Bakoury was removed.

Tarik Moufaddal thus succeeds Bakoury to the helm of the agency that has been steering Morocco’s renewable energy strategy and to which a key role has been assigned as part of the country’s offer in the field of green hydrogen.

The King appointed Mustapha Farès head of the port agency APA, which has been developing different ports on Morocco’s Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines, tapping into the country’s assets and its strategic position on major maritime routes.

The airports authority, which braces for a series of upgrades in different airports, will be chaired by Adil El Fakir, former head of Morocco’s tourism promotion office ONMT.

The highway agency ADM will be led by Mohammed Cherkaoui Eddeqaqi, while the national electricity and water agency (ONEE) will have Tarik Hammane as new director general.