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Morocco is consolidating a long-term gas strategy as record Spanish imports and major LNG and pipeline tenders signal a shift from emergency arrangements to a structured national gas system designed to cut coal dependence, stabilize the grid and support industrial demand. Morocco imported 10,375 gigawatt-hours of natural gas from Spain in 2025, a 7% increase […]
Libya has signed new energy deals with France’s TotalEnergies and US oil major ConocoPhillips aimed at sharply increasing crude production and modernizing aging infrastructure, in a move that could put the North African country on track to challenge Nigeria as Africa’s top oil producer. The agreements were signed through Waha Oil Company, a subsidiary of […]
King Mohammed has hailed the historic success of the African Cup of Nations hosted by Morocco December 21 through January 18 and extended his sincere thanks to all segments of the Nation whose dedication and commitment ensured the outstanding success of this major event, through which Morocco has provided, on its soil, a month of […]
President Donald Trump launched this Thursday the “Board of Peace” with a signing ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos, in the presence of representatives of several countries including Moroccan foreign minister Bourita who signed the Board’s Charter with Mr. Trump. The Board of Peace is tasked with rebuilding Gaza and resolving global conflicts. […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a congratulatory message to the Moroccan national football team, runners-up of the Africa Cup of Nations (Morocco 2025). In this message, the King expresses his warmest congratulations to the players, coaches and technical, medical and administrative staff, as well as to the Royal Moroccan Football Federation officials for the honorable […]
Diesel and gasoline imports totaled 1.91 million tons valued at 12.73 billion dirhams during the third quarter of 2025, according to Competition Council reporting. Compared to Q3 2024, imported volumes increased 12.4% from 1.7 million tons, while value registered a slight 1.3% decline from 12.9 billion dirhams. Diesel continued dominating these flows, representing 88% of […]
The Chairman of the National Oil Corporation, Masoud Suleiman, has identified the expansion of domestic fuel production as a strategic lever for revitalizing Libya’s economy, warning that ageing refinery designs, obsolete technologies and weak output have widened the gap between local supply and demand. He said Libya’s five basic refineries have a combined capacity of […]
Morocco advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday night with a commanding 2–0 victory over Cameroon. After 90 minutes of intense play, Morocco won the match with goals in either half of the quarterfinal match at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. The Atlas Lions thus continue their African […]
Morocco and Switzerland are gearing up to deploy the “Solar Rooftop 500” program, a joint cooperation initiative aiming to install 500 MW of new, grid connected rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems across the Kingdom’s commercial and industrial sectors by 2030. This is the first mitigation project in North Africa and Middle East Region under Article 6.2 […]
Morocco’s National Electricity Regulatory Authority expanded its mandate in December 2024, extending beyond electricity sector regulation to encompass strategic sectors including hydrogen, as the kingdom advances its green hydrogen industry development leveraging renewable energy resources and strategic geographic positioning. Positioned with substantial renewable resources, particularly solar and wind, strategic geography at Europe’s doorstep, vast territory […]