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Morocco’s national water and electricity utility, ONEE, has approved a 2026-2030 equipment plan worth 177 billion dirhams for electricity and 42.1 billion dirhams for drinking water, with 72 percent of the total to be financed directly by the private sector, the utility’s board decided at a session in Rabat. The electricity component centers on accelerating […]
Morocco looks forward to producing power from solid waste and turning a landfill into source of energy to speed up its transition to clean economy. To achieve this goal, Moroccan authorities have signed a concession agreement with Swiss-Japanese firm Kanadevia Inova and its partners for the development of the Casablanca Solid Waste Treatment and Valorization […]
Libya’s High Council of State has established a technical Committee of specialists to assess the country’s electricity crisis and propose solutions to improve the efficiency of the power sector. The decision was taken on Monday, August 3, during a meeting in Tripoli chaired by Council President Mohamed Takala, with senior council officials in attendance. The […]
Morocco is deploying a sweeping strategy to green its industrial base, placing decarbonization, innovation and the circular economy at the center of its industrial policy as it seeks to meet global energy transition demands and defend its competitiveness on international markets, according to a report relayed by L’Economiste. The push centers on targeted support for […]
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI highlighted on Throne Day the progress made by the country’s economy, citing strong growth, rising industrial exports and record tourism arrivals, while urging the financial sector to do more to support investment and small businesses. In a speech marking the 27th anniversary of his accession to the throne, the king said […]
The United States is supporting a major green hydrogen project in Moroccan Sahara with a $5.7 million grant to finance feasibility study to advance a $4.5 billion green ammonia production facility in Laayoune. The American grant has been awarded by U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to ORNX—an international consortium comprising U.S.-based Ortus Climate Mitigation […]
Morocco’s electricity system registered a fresh historic high in July, with peak demand reaching 8,400 megawatts (MW), according to figures presented by the national electricity and drinking water utility ONEE at its ninth board session. The new peak surpasses the previous record of 7,990 MW set in 2025, marking an increase of 410 MW in […]
Morocco has opened talks with the US Export-Import Bank and the World Bank to help finance the Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline, a 6,800-kilometer project estimated to cost $26 billion, Bloomberg reported. The pipeline, which would run from Nigeria to Morocco, cleared a key political milestone on July 19 when ECOWAS heads of state formally backed the […]
Morocco’s advantageous position on the global race for battery material builds on the country’s mineral wealth and integration of supply chains, the International energy Agency (IEA) said it in its Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2026. Morocco holds 70% of the world’s phosphate reserves but only about 15% of global mining supply, the report said. For […]
Under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, Morocco has pursued one of the most ambitious energy transitions in Africa, transforming itself from a country heavily dependent on imported energy into a regional hub for renewable power, cross-border interconnections, and continental energy partnerships. Over the past two decades, the Sovereign has made energy security and sustainability […]