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Another order to supply Moroccan wind park; GE energy - New Algerian agreement; ONE - Kenitra power plant tender; Technopromexport - African power JV with Libyans

Office Nationale de l’Electricité (ONE) has put back the deadline for bids for the 1,320MW Safi coal-fired power station.

The Polisario Front liberation movement’s government-in-exile, the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) has put back the closing date for its second licensing round to 31 March (AE 131/16).

Morocco’s state power company Office Nationale de l’Electricité (ONE) has lost another chief executive. Amid load-shedding and stallled projects, the sacking of Younes Maamar was not unexpected, but it was announced with unusual abruptness; unless they have offended badly (Maamar by all accounts has not) senior officials in the Makhzen appointed by King

Dana Petroleum is currently drilling the Akhenaton-1 well, in the South October concession in the Gulf of Suez. Results are expected by mid-December, after which the IO3 rig will move to the SE July concession, where the SE July-1 well is expected

SOCO plans drilling; Sea Dragon to drill; Vitol seeks farm-in partners; Circle Oil makes gas find; Total farms into deep water

Steam turbines for Ein El Sokhna; Vattenfall Power Consultant wins WAPP contract; ADF funds Conakry power project; Morocco seeks bids for wind, solar, PV and hydro; Linklaters wins Mphanda Nkuwa contract; Sweco wins Maputo grid contract; ADF backs Kandadji; Consultants sought for first joint hydro project in Nile Basin, ESBI wins US consultancy work; Southern finds mean increased gas for Ste

ALGERIA: Pipeline crack forces force majeure on LNG; CHAD: Refinery ceremony; MOROCCO: Samir upgrade on schedule; MOZAMBIQUE: Shell to provide refinery study; NIGERIA: Bonny LNG terminal attacked; NIGERIA: Trafigura retains Indian crude swap contract

CITYVIEW: “Revising strategy”; SAN LEON ENERGY: AIM listing

Bids are due by 15 January from the 17 companies prequalified for the 1,320MW Safi coal-fired independent power project. Office National de l’Electricité (ONE) is keen to push ahead with the 20bn dirham project, despite some local opposition, to meet growing demand.

ALGERIA: Iran to build oil field power network; ALGERIA: Sonelgaz pledges tariff freeze; BOTSWANA: BPC seeks bids for Isang transformers; EGYPT: WDPEC extends transformer tender; EGYPT: WDEPC seeks Abu Qir transformers; MALI: Energy minister quits over EU probe; MOROCCO: Wind farm to supply steelmaker; REUNION: Bids sought for small hydro plants; SOUTH AFRICA: ABB wins new Eskom order; TUNISIA: Gamesa affiliate to supply Steg; UGANDA: PB Power to prepare investment plan

London-based Xtract Energy Plc, which has Australian and Central Asian energy interests, has announced a joint venture agreement with a Saudi-owned company, Alraed Limited Investment Holding Company.

Diesel then grid options for Mayoko iron ore scheme; MHI/Toyota Tsusho win Abu Qir order; WDEPC Transformer supply tender; Lebanon to import 450MW as gas supplies fall short; Chinese to build hydro plant; ONE reports big upside from GMT+1; Refinery scheme to include 500MW unit; Minister lines up to set out sector policy

LIBYA: Agoco finds oil; MOROCCO: Dana rig for Bouanane drilling; MOZAMBIQUE: Rovuma farm-out; NIGERIA: Chevron launches biggest deep-water field; NIGERIA: CNOOC quits block; TUNISIA: Petrofac starts Chergui production; TUNISIA: PA Resources farm-in

ANGOLA: Wärtsilä to power cement works; ANGOLA: New capacity; DR CONGO: Snel seeks study of Nzilo 2 HEP; MADAGASCAR: Sinohydro contrac; MOROCCO: Bidders for Safi IPP coal plant named; RWANDA: Bhel to build Nyabarongo; SENEGAL: Nuclear talks with Sarko; SOUTH AFRICA: Voith Siemens to equip Ingula