Africa Business Energy

Mauritania, Senegal Agree on Mutual Exploitation of Gas Field

Nouakchott and Dakar have come to an agreement to work jointly and share returns of gas production off their coasts by the American energy company, Kosmos, reports say. Presidents of both countries have reportedly given instructions to their respective energy companies; Petrosen in Senegal and Smhpm of Mauritania to continue working with the American giant […]

Energy Europe Headlines Morocco

Morocco, Portugal Mulling Undersea Electricity Link

Morocco and Portugal are studying the possibility of an undersea power connection, which would be the second Europe-Africa link. The two countries have signed in this regard a feasibility study, which will cost $455 million. At present, Portugal exports its excess energy to its neighbor Spain, which then feeds into the European system via France. […]

Business Energy

Morocco: Production of “Made in Morocco” Electric Buses Slated for 2017

The Kingdom of Morocco will launch production of its locally made electric buses next year, Head of the country’s Energy investment Company (SIE,) a key actor in the project, reveals. The project falls into the Kingdom’s promotion of the transports facility policy, says Ahmed Baroudi. “The industrial project aims at producing last generation of (Ultra-Light) […]

Business Egypt Energy

Egypt: New Gas Discovery in Nooros Zone, Eni, BP Confident More to Come

Egypt’s energy concern could be about to be over following the discovery of a new natural gas field on the Nile Delta coast by Eni and British Petroleum (BP.) The regional BP president for North Africa, Hesham Mekawi, said the latest discovery located 12km away from the shoreline “is the third discovery along the Nooros […]

Algeria Business Energy

Algeria: $58 billion of Foreign Exchange Reserves Lost in 2 Years

Collapse of oil revenues and sharp increase in importations have caused a huge dent in Algeria’s foreign reserves with figures pointing at $58 billion loss since 2014; year of exceptional growth, the country’s Prime Minister said on Sunday. Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal at a tripartite meeting including government, worker’s syndicate and employers, indicated that Algeria […]

Africa Energy International

Africa: General Electric Develops New Investment Plans in Africa

The American power and energy giant, General Electric, has decided to club together with Pan-African multi-sector business services company Mara Group to make more inroads in Africa through investment in infrastructure, a domain still infant on the black continent. General Electric plans to invest billions of dollars in Africa’s infrastructure business industry, which according to […]

Energy Headlines Morocco

Morocco Calls for Pooling Efforts to Implement Paris Agreement on Climate Change

Morocco has called on the international community to pool efforts to implement all the provisions of the Paris Agreement on climate change and expressed hope for increased global awareness as to the need to combat the phenomenon. The call was launched by King Mohammed VI in a speech delivered at the signing ceremony of the […]

Africa Energy Headlines Morocco

Morocco Offshore Exploration: Italian Company Eni Steps In

Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni has sealed a Farm-Out Agreement with Chariot Oil & Gas, which enabled Eni to get operatorship and a 40 pc stake in the Rabat Deep Offshore exploration permits I-VI, Morocco’s offshore. The deal, which still needs approval of the Moroccan authorities, allows Eni to operate in an area […]

Energy Headlines Morocco

Moroccan Solar Project Unearths Algerian Renewable Energy Program

After the first plant of Noor-Ouarzazate solar complex in Morocco started operating few weeks ago, materializing the country’s efforts to boost renewable energy sources, reduce dependence on fossil fuels and become a green-power leader in the region and the world, neighboring Algeria unearthed its own renewable energy program. At a meeting Monday with some members […]

Energy Headlines Morocco

Morocco’s First Solar Power Plant Operating

Morocco’s efforts to boost renewable energy sources, reduce dependence on fossil fuels and become a green-power leader took a step forward on Thursday with the entry into service of the first plant of Noor-Ouarzazate solar complex. The dedication of the Noor-I solar power plant was chaired by King Mohammed VI who also launched the construction […]