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Mauritanian capital Nouakchott is hosting this week a business forum aimed at boosting Mauritanian-Moroccan partnership in the energy field. The forum, held under the auspices of the Pan-African Confederation of Electricity (CAFELEC), is co-organized by the Moroccan Federation of Electricity, Electronics and Renewable Energies (FENELEC Morocco) and the Mauritanian Electricity Company (SOMELEC). The forum featured […]
The Jersey-based company Predator Oil & Gas said on Monday it received an eight-year permit for hydrocarbon exploration and appraisal onshore northern Morocco. The exclusive license includes an initial 30-months exploration phase covering an area stretching 7,269 square km, to the east of producing gas fields and northwest of Sound Energy PLC’s Tendrara gas project. […]
he International Finance Corporation has partnered with Cluster Solaire, an association of Moroccan sustainable energy actors for local industry development and start-up incubation, to support start-ups which design and market clean energy solutions. “Securing a greener future depends on pursuing an inclusive, economically, socially and environmentally beneficial energy transformation,” said Obaid Amrane, Permanent Secretary of […]
Libya’s oilfield sub-station Sharara was attacked by a group of gunmen, said on Thursday the National Oil Corporation (NOC), noting that one was killed in the attack. NOC also called for the support of local and national stakeholders to secure oil sector facilities and staff, underlining the need for a unified national security apparatus. As […]
Moroccan Energy and Mines Minister Aziz Rabbah has dismissed reports claiming a halt in the Moroccan-Nigerian gas pipeline saying that studies are ongoing and that West African states welcome the project. The project was launched by Morocco and Nigeria in 2016 with feasibility studies already underway. “Studies relating to the Morocco-Nigeria pipeline are underway,” said […]
Morocco’s renewable energy agency (MASEN) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) agreed to join forces to develop renewable energies in Sub-Saharan Africa. “The goal of this partnership is to support African countries, especially those in the Sahel region targeted by the ‘Desert to Power’ initiative, to develop renewable energy technologies adapted to their natural environments […]
Moroccan leading independent power producer Nareva and Enel Green Power (EGP), a leader in renewable energy, have signed all financing agreements for the construction in Midelt of the first of the wind farms included in the 850 MW integrated project. The construction of Midelt wind farm, whose capacity amounts to 180 MW, is expected to […]
King Mohammed VI has spearheaded efforts to foster Morocco’s standing as a renewable energy leader and hub in Africa with the launch of large-scale projects aiming to generate 52% of the country’s electricity needs from solar, wind and other renewable sources. In this respect, the King on Thursday chaired a meeting at the Royal Palace […]
Algeria will continue to supply gas to Morocco through the Maghreb-Europe pipeline as the two countries prepare to renew a contract that will expire in 2021, Algerian Energy Minister Mustapha Guitouni told Reuters. Morocco will take full ownership of the pipeline that channels gas to Spain in 2021, the Algerian minister said following talks with […]
Some 80 international groups are interested in Morocco’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) project worth $4.5 billion, Moroccan Energy Minister Aziz Rabbah said on Monday. In his opening address at the 11th Arab Energy Conference held in Marrakech (1-4 Oct.2018), Rabbah said his department is putting final touches to the international tenders to be launched shortly […]