Energy Headlines Morocco

Morocco’s Masen tenders for 400 MW northern wind project

Morocco’s sustainable energy agency MASEN launched a tender for a 400 MW wind project, dubbed Nassim Nord, in the country’s north, as the Kingdom seeks to bolster the share of renewable energy in its mix. MASEN asked to submit bids before June 24 covering finance, construction, and operation of the wind project. The project includes […]

Emerging Markets Energy Headlines Morocco

Morocco’s MASEN, main interlocutor for green hydrogen investors

Morocco’s green hydrogen offer to investors has assigned a prominent role to the country’s sustainable energy agency MASEN as the main interlocutor for investors. The agency is tasked with examining projects by investors and coordinating between them and authorities. On March 10, the Prime Minister’s office said the offer is ready and promised 1 million […]

Energy Headlines International Morocco

Morocco’s Masen picks six consortiums in pre-qualifications to build 400 MW solar plant

Morocco’s agency for sustainable energy unveiled a list of six consortiums pre-qualified to build the second phase of Midlet solar plant for a total capacity of 400 megawatts. Morocco’s Nareva, an offshoot of Al Mada investment fund, is in the same consortium led by Belgium’s International Power in the project known as Noor Midelt II. […]

Energy Headlines Maghreb Morocco

IEA reaffirms Morocco’s renewable energy leadership

Morocco offers a model to follow in the region thanks to its sustainable policies to bolster energy transition and investments in renewable energies, the International Energy Agency said in a recent report. “Important lessons can also be drawn from Morocco, which alone accounted for three-quarters of the region’s renewable electricity production growth,” said the agency […]

Energy Europe Headlines International Morocco

Swedish Azelio deploys its advanced energy storage system at Ouarzazate solar complex

Swedish Azelio company has launched lately its renewable energy storage system at the Noor Ouarzazate solar complex (southern Morocco) within the frame of a technical and business development agreement sealed with Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen). A verification of the storage system will be initiated during the first quarter of 2020, with commercial installations […]

Energy Headlines Maghreb Morocco

Morocco’s ports authority opts for energy efficiency

Morocco’s ports authority (ANP) and the Moroccan Agency for sustainable energy (MASEN) signed a cooperation agreement to promote the use of renewable energies in Morocco’s ports. The agreement would help the ANP tap into MASEN’s experience to facilitate the transition of Morocco’s ports to renewable energies and energy efficiency. Morocco plans to create 150,000 jobs […]

Africa Asia Energy Headlines International Morocco

 Morocco & UNIDO Agree to Develop Green Technologies for African Countries

Head of Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) Mustapha Bakkoury and Director General of UNIDO LI Yong inked on Tuesday an agreement destined to enhance further cooperation between the two sides in clean and sustainable energy. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the 18th UNIDO General Conference currently convened in Abu Dhabi, UAE, […]

Columns Energy Headlines Maghreb Morocco Opinions

Morocco Reaps Benefits of King’s Energy Farsightedness

Morocco, which imports most of its needs of energy, is steadily reducing its dependence on imports thanks to efforts spearheaded by King Mohammed VI to increase the share of renewable energy in the national energy mix to over 52% by 2030. King Mohammed VI, who supervises the national program for the development of renewable energy […]

Energy Headlines Maghreb Morocco

Morocco on course to meet renewable energy targets for 2030

Morocco is marching steadily towards fulfilling its renewable energy goal of generating 52% of its electricity from renewable sources with the launch of a new process to tender for a solar power plant in Midelt known as Noor Midelt II. The call for pre-qualification for Noor Midelt II comes after the Moroccan agency for renewable […]

Energy Headlines Maghreb Morocco

Morocco to launch works to build 800 MW solar plant in autumn 2019

Morocco is strengthening its regional leadership in renewable energy with the launch of works to build Noor Midelt 1, a giant 800 MW solar plant in Central Morocco, the Moroccan agency for sustainable energy said. The Plant will be built by a consortium of French EDF Renewables, UAE’s Masdar and Morocco’s Green of Africa, MASEN […]