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Morocco has launched international tenders for the building of seven solar energy plants in the south and east of the country. The German development bank KfW is a partner in this 200 MW Noor Atlas project. According to Moroccan state-owned utility Office National de l’Electricité, the tenders are divided into two lots: one for the […]
Morocco’s state-owned Company “Office National des Hydrocarbures & des Mines (ONHYM) and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have chosen Penspen to carry out the 1st phase of the FEED (Front-End Engineering) of the gas pipeline project to run from Nigeria upto Morocco. The FEED first Phase consists of a detailed review of the feasibility study […]
The US State Department Tuesday called on the armed men that occupied Libya’s Sharara oil field in the desert, south of the country, to hand over the oil facility to the National Oil Corporation (NOC), which has declared force majeure. “The United States continues to monitor the situation at the Sharara oil field and echoes […]
Morocco has been classified among developing countries that notably improved their renewable energies sector and policies since 2010. This came in the recently published World Bank report of the 2018 Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy (RISE) that listed 133 countries’ renewable energies improvements. Morocco got a score of 74, according to the report of RISE, […]
ACWA Power, a global player in water desalination and power generation, has announced collaboration with ECOHZ, that offers global renewable energy solutions to businesses, organizations and electricity providers, to empower local women and support communities in Morocco. Stemming from its commitment to communities where it operates, and following its development of the world’s largest concentrated […]
Morocco and Mauritania signed a partnership agreement in the fields of hydrocarbons and mines on Wednesday in Nouakchott, on the sidelines of the 5th “Mauritanides”, a conference-exhibition on the oil and mining sector in Mauritania. This agreement was signed by Director General of the Moroccan Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM), Mrs. Amina Benkhadra, and […]
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 […]