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Office National de l’Electricité (ONE) on 30 November announced that it had connected the 22MW El Borj hydropower station in the Middle Atlas region to the national grid.
Morocco is quietly hoping that drilling next year will prove up significant amounts of gas offshore and reduce its dependence on costly imports, writes Nadine Marroushi in Marrakech
The Islamic Development Bank has signed loan agreements totalling $51.7m to finance the last phase of Morocco’s rural electrification programme (Perg)
Office National de l’Electricité (ONE) has invited expressions of interest to prequalify to build a 150MW wind farm 12km from the Taza region. Tenders will be issued in Q1 2011, ONE said in its EoI announcement, for the project to serve as the first
Kosmos Energy is still seeking farm-in partners for the Boujdour Block, offshore the disputed Western Sahara.
The European Investment Bank has agreed several loans for North African power projects, including the Giza North power plant in Egypt, the Sousse power plant in Tunisia, and funding for the Tunisian transmission network.
Office National de l'Electricité and an international investment consortium on 25 October signed an emission reduction purchase agreement for a total 2m tonnes of CO2. The carbon credits fall within the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development
Powerful groups are lining up to build ONE’s groundbreaking 500MW solar complex near Ouarzazate, pointing to the country’s emergence as a major player in the southern Mediterranean renewables revolution
Promoted by King Mohammed VI, who is a strong supporter of renewable energy developments, the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (Masen) is one of several new agencies pushing the renewables and energy efficiency agenda in Morocco (AE 184/28, 179/8).
Office National de l’Electricité (ONE) and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed a Dh660m ($81.2m) loan on 14 October to finance the strengthening of the state utility’s transmission network in the kingdom’s ‘southern provinces’ – largely situated in the disputed Western Sahara.
BURKINA FASO: Boad credits for power expansion; EGYPT: Alstom to supply management system; EGYPT: CSP only for Kom Ombo project; EGYPT: Kureimat solar-thermal near to commissioning; GHANA/COTE D’IVOIRE: Interconnection studies awarded; KENYA: Drought hits profits at KenGen; MOROCCO: Bid opening beckons for Safi IPP; MOROCCO: Coal contract for Jerrada; SOUTH AFRICA: Alstom contract for Kusile; TUNISIA: EIB funds for transmission
BURKINA FASO: Boad funding for diesel plant; CAMEROON: Nigeria’s MRS in tidal power study; CAPE VERDE: Martifer Solar opens new plant; EGYPT: General Cable buys BICC; SENEGAL: Moroccan contractor seeks PV units; SOUTH AFRICA: Larsen & Toubro sets up JV; SOUTH AFRICA: USTDA funds smart meters; TUNISIA: Decision still awaited on Bizerte IPP; DESERTEC: Algiers remains non-committal; ONE: Transformers wanted; TRANSGREEN: Moroccans sign up to interconnection
Official figures show a big rise in power imports from Spain in the first half of this year, as lower consumption brought down the price. Moroccan plants reduced their output, enabling ONE to carry out essential maintenance
MOROCCO: Record consumption; NIGER: Kandadji deal; SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom signs first carbon credits deal; CONCENTRIX SOLAR: CPV pilot at South African game reserve
ANGOLA: Clov contract for FMC; ANGOLA: Cabinda appraisal well successful; ANGOLA: West Gemini drilling for Total; MAURITANIA: Dana spuds well on Cormoran gas prospect; MOROCCO: Tarfaya oil shale project progresses; MOZAMBIQUE: Sasol signs for onshore gas block; NIGERIA: Hardy sells up to focus on India; NIGERIA/SAO TOME: JDZ partners discuss second phase; SEYCHELLES: Seismic deal for EEZ; TANZANIA: M&P drills on Kianika; TUNISIA: Lambouka well
