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Morocco’s market will be regularly supplied with energy products until the end of the year, Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Minister Leila Benali said on 30 September. She spoke to the press after a meeting of the ministerial commission monitoring the economic impact of Middle East tensions, chaired by Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch. Current […]
Electricity use in Morocco rose much faster than production during the first seven months of 2026, pushing the country to import more power and export less. Production grew 2.5% between January and July, according to the Directorate of Studies and Financial Forecasts (DEPF) at the Ministry of Economy and Finance — slower than the 5.4% […]
Morocco ranks among the most competitive manufacturing bases for clean technologies on the southern shore of the Mediterranean, according to a new industrial mapping released by the European Commission’s directorate for the MENA region. The recently published report assesses the capabilities of six countries in solar, wind, batteries and hydrogen. It identifies Morocco and Egypt […]
Morocco defeated Gabon 2-0 on Thursday evening at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, making a winning start to their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a victory in the opening round of Group A. From the opening whistle by South African referee Tom Abongile, Morocco pressed the Gabonese penalty area in search […]
Hyundai Motor will supply 15 Elec City electric buses to Marrakech under a development aid project run jointly with South Korea’s Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the city of Marrakech. The automaker announced the delivery Tuesday, a day after holding a handover ceremony at its Jeonju plant in Wanju County, North Jeolla Province, marking […]
Envision Energy, a global leader in green technology, has announced successful initial testing of Morocco’s first large-scale lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage system at OCP Green Energy’s Benguerir mining site. The 25 MW / 125 MWh system was supplied and commissioned by Envision Energy under a contract signed in late 2025, and is […]
Mauritania and CWP Global have signed a comprehensive agreement to develop the Aman green hydrogen project, establishing the contractual, financial, economic and development framework for its next phases. The agreement, signed on Thursday, September 17, 2026, sets out the conditions governing the project, which Mauritania describes as one of the world’s largest green hydrogen initiatives. […]
Morocco and Israel have agreed to elevate their diplomatic missions to full embassies and exchange ambassadors. They also agreed to re-launch direct flights by Israeli and Moroccan airline companies before the end of the year. The announcement of these decisions comes in a joint statement issued following the tripartite summit held Wednesday in New York […]
Morocco has been ranked the top African country and placed among the world’s 20 best performers in the Global Public Security Index Report (2025-2026), according to findings released by the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum. The report, published on the sidelines of the 2026 Global Public Security Cooperation Forum conference in Lianyungang, China, evaluates public […]
A draft bill establishing Morocco’s legal framework for climate action and carbon market regulation is now open for public consultation on the website of the Secretariat-General of the Government. The draft law on climate change and carbon market regulation aims to give the Kingdom an integrated legal framework covering all aspects of climate action, strengthening […]