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Morocco has won investment from Abu Dhabi to expand its coal-fired generation capacity, but is also looking to domestic and imported gas as well as renewables to meet its growing energy needs, Energy Minister Amina Benkhadra told Nadine Marroushi.
ALI FASSI-FIHRI: ONE goal; KSK POWER VENTUR: Main market listing; NERC: Owan and commissioners plead not guilty
ALDWYCH INTERNATIONAL: E50m financing; GLOBELEQ: New CEO; NAMPOWER: Fitch affirms BBB- rating; MOHAMMED ZNIBER: New Moroccan energy ministry SG
German companies win solar contracts; Aggreko installs 30MW power plant for EEPCo; WAPP and domestic transmission line tenders; ONE buys into Casablanca public lighting; Bids for Ruacana IV civil works, Transmission line tender; Grid expansion tenders
Repsol YPF and its partners have announced an offshore gas find with the Anchois-1 well in the Tanger-Larache licence.
PetroVietnam/PTTEP JV plans $2bn investment; AMEC JV in training initiative; Block 31 yields 17th discovery; Lukoil/Vanco drilling; San Leon to convert Zag licence; Chariot completes seismic, woos partners; Aje field deemed commercial; Petrodar to bring new field on stream
DR CONGO: EnerGulf signs JOA for Lotshi; EGYPT: El Paso in asset swap with RWE; MOROCCO: Circle makes new gas find; UGANDA: Heritage considers rail/barge options; UGANDA: Global farm-in approved
Office National d’Electricité has signed an agreement with the government for a financial restructuring to include a MD1.5bn ($172m) recapitalisation.
Profiles of new Saudi investors in Africa
ANGOLA: China to work on urban grids; REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Pointe-Noire grid study tender; GHANA: Smart grid deal for VRA; MOROCCO: EU financing; SENEGAL: Generator hire for Casamance
The government is planning a financial restructuring operation to address the 5bn dirham ($585m) debt owed by Office National de l’Electricité (ONE).
The Polisario Front’s government-in-exile, the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), has protested to Norway’s Fugro-Geoteam and the US’ Kosmos Energy over their contract to acquire seismic offshore the disputed Western Sahara (AE 151/16).
ANGOLA: Pipelines contract for LNG plant; ANGOLA: Technip to expand Angoflex; GHANA/CAMEROON: USTDA study; MADAGASCAR: Enermad farms out to Niko Resources; MOROCCO: Canamens takes Essaouira blocks; NAMIBIA: Key pulls out; SIERRA LEONE: Elixir takes over after Prontinal fails to pay; UGANDA: Tower farms out Area 5; UGANDA: Heritage spuds Giraffe
Seadrill rig contract; IPR scores Jurassic discovery in Western Desert; Sea Dragon drills on Dahab North; Kiarsseny farm-in deal; Hyedua appraisal success; Taoudeni drilling to start next year; JV proposed with UAE company; Second gas find for Circle; Data facility; EAX in exploration deal; Kingfisher appraisal success
DR Congo infrastructure mission; CAMCE to build Betsiboka hydropower plant: Zapatero government to finance PV installation; Sokoto State plans IPP
