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Chariot’s Anchois project offshore Morocco has taken a big step forward after the UK oil and gas company and its Moroccan partner “Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) agreed on Monday on key principles for long term gas sales from the Anchois Gas Project with the Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the European Union (EU) have agreed to provide a financing package of up to €25million to Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) to support Morocco’s green transition. This is the third facility provided to BCP under the GCF Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) […]
Tunisia inaugurated on Saturday in the city of Tataouine a new 10 MW photovoltaic plant that will contribute to the country’s decarburization process. Installed by the Italian energy company ENI, the plant will supply the Tunisian national electricity grid with over 20 GWh of energy per year and ensure savings of around 211,000 tons of […]
Nexans Group inaugurated Wednesday its photovoltaic power plant in Mohammedia, near Casablanca. The plant, which covers an area of 12,166 square meters, is equipped with 4,640 photovoltaic panels that will produce over 3,927 megawatts of electricity annually, covering nearly 19% of the Nexans plant’s annual electricity needs and reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by over […]
The capital of the Tigray region has been reconnected to Ethiopia’s national power grid after more than a year cut off due to the war in this northern region of Ethiopia. The announcement by the national electricity company comes just over a month after the signing of a peace agreement between the Tigrayan rebels and […]
Morocco is considering partnering with Gautam Adani — Asia’s richest person — on a large-scale hydrogen project amid a renewable energy push to meet demand at home and in Europe. Authorities are thinking of signing final investment decisions for “at least two competitive industrial projects” in 2023, Moroccan Energy Transition Minister Leila Benali told Bloomberg […]
Israeli NewMed Energy firm announced on Tuesday it has signed a deal with Morocco’s hydrocarbon authority and Adarco Energy for offshore natural gas exploration and production in the north African kingdom. Under the terms of the agreements, NewMed and Adarco will each hold a 37.5 pc stake in the Boujdour Atlantique exploration license, located off […]
Cooperation prospects between Morocco and Australia in renewable energy, green hydrogen and counterterrorism were at the center of talks held in Rabat by Australia’s assistant foreign Affairs minister Jim Watt with Moroccan government officials. On Tuesday, he was received by foreign minister Nasser Bourita. They discussed bilateral relations, common challenges and latest developments on the […]
Five tripartite Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed on Monday in Rabat, within the framework of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project. These MoUs were signed respectively and successively by Morocco and Nigeria, on the one hand, and by Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Ghana, on the other. The Moroccan National Office of Hydrocarbons […]
Moroccan phosphates and fertilizers producer is setting the example for other industry giants in Morocco by adopting an ambitious roadmap to reach carbon neutrality by 2040 starting with a shift to fully rely on renewable energy in fertilizers production by 2027. The new plan is part of Morocco’s efforts, spurred by the leadership of King […]