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Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has launched an international tender for a hybrid solar-diesel power plant in El Guerguarat, marking a significant step in the country’s renewable energy expansion strategy. The $6.18 million project features an 18-month implementation timeline and will be constructed on a 10-hectare site at the strategically important […]
Morocco’s industrial ambitions face a critical bottleneck as abundant renewable energy production outpaces the national grid’s transmission capacity, Industry and Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour warned Monday at the Industry Meeting Days in Casablanca. Speaking before industrial leaders at the event’s seventh edition, Mezzour highlighted a paradox threatening Morocco’s competitive advantage: while the kingdom enjoys rare […]
The Moroccan government, electricity and water supplier ONEE together with a consortium including Mohammed VI Investment Fund, TAQA Morocco and Nareva agreed to join forces to develop a sweeping infrastructure program aimed at securing water and bolstering energy production by 2030, for a total investment cost estimated at $14 billion. The investments have been ushered […]
The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), through KfW, will grant Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) a €50 million loan destined to finance a climate-resilient drinking water supply program. The program is aimed at securing and reinforcing drinking water supply in several towns, including Ghafsai, El Hajeb, Ain Legdah, Bouderbala, Souk […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has extended Morocco a €104.7 million loan to boost the water sector in the Kingdom. The funding is destined to speed up the digitalization processes of the National Office for Electricity and Drinkable Water (ONEE), boost drinking water production in several urban areas (Asfalou, Bouhouda and Agourai), and improve the […]
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity & Drinking Water (ONEE) has partnered with GE Vernova’s Gas Power business and Nareva to decarbonize Laâyoune Power Plant, which is powered by three GE Vernova 6B heavy-duty gas turbines. The project, first of its kind in Africa, will enable the North African Kingdom to generate carbon-free electricity using green […]
Morocco seeks to make the power plant of Laayoune, the largest city in the Moroccan Sahara, operate on green hydrogen instead of heavy fuel as part of its low-carbon goals. In this respect, a Memorandum of understanding was signed by Morocco state-owned water and electricity company ONEE, NAREVA, and GE Vernova to conduct a feasibility […]
The British Sound Energy company announced on Wednesday the extension of its “Gas Sales Agreement” (GSA) sealed with ONEE (Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable) and Attijariwafa bank funding deal until 31st December 2023. Executive Chairman of the company Graham Lyon) said: “various elements within the GSA are being amended to meet the […]
Morocco has commissioned its 14th national wind Farm in the southern city of Boujdour that is expected to produce 300MW as part of efforts to accelerate the country’s transition into green energy. The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), Morocco’s utility company, unveiled the project at the same time as it activated the […]
Germany’s Development Bank (KfW) will provide Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) additional €52.6 million including €3.1 million grant for drinking water projects to be carried out in the North African Kingdom. The new funding and grant agreements were signed Tuesday by ONEE Chief Abderrahim El Hafidi and KfW Director Water & […]