Energy, Oil & Gas

Gotion wins 75pc of Saudi Arabia's first utility-scale BESS tender

Saudi Arabia has awarded China’s Gotion High-Tech 6 GWh of capacity under its first utility-scale battery energy storage programme, as part of the $1.16 billion G1 project, thus marking a major step in its drive to expand energy storage capacity and support its Vision 2030 energy transition goals. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Envision Energy completes energisation of 25 MW battery project in Morocco

Envision Energy has energised Morocco’s first large-scale lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage system at OCP Green Energy’s Benguerir site. The 25 MW/125 MWh project is undergoing testing and is expected to cut peak-hour electricity costs by 25 per cent....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Casablanca waste-to-energy project moves forward with major BUTEC EPC deal

A consortium comprising Nareva, Kanadevia Inova and Itochu Corporation has awarded BUTEC a major Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for Casablanca’s Waste-to-Energy (WtE) project. The consortium is delivering the project under a 33.5-year concession agreement with the Municipality of Casablanca....

Energy, Oil & Gas

KBR to support low-carbon ammonia project in Morocco

KBR has been selected by ORNX Green Hydrogen to provide technology licensing and pre-front-end engineering design (Pre-FEED) services for a planned large-scale low-cost ammonia project in Morocco’s Laâyoune region....

Energy, Oil & Gas

West Africa approves 6,000km Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project

West African leaders approved the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, a 6,000-kilometre project linking Nigerian gas fields to Morocco and European markets through 13 Atlantic coast countries....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Morocco secures $265m World Bank funding for hydropower storage

The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $265 million loan to support Morocco’s Ifahsa Pumped Hydropower Storage Project, a major clean energy initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s electricity grid and expanding renewable energy integration....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Morocco gas plan reset to unlock new investment opportunities

Morocco’s decision earlier this year to pause elements of its long-anticipated LNG import strategy marks less a delay than a strategic reset – one that reflects both shifting global market dynamics and a more pragmatic approach to infrastructure development, said industry experts. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Saudi Arabia, Morocco to cooperate on renewable energy projects

Saudi Arabia and Morocco have signed an executive programme for cooperation on renewable energy, including enabling national companies to implement such projects in both countries....

Energy, Oil & Gas

FNRC, FOIZ sign cooperation deals with Morocco’s ONHYM

The Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation (FNRC) and the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ) have signed separate cooperation agreements with Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) to enhance collaboration in energy, mining and petroleum industries....