Morocco Postpones Opening Of World’s Largest Solar Power Project
The Guardian (Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian) No explanation given as inauguration of the Noor-1 plant – the first part of a massive new complex – in Ouarzazate is unexpectedly called off. The Ouarzazate project in Morocco aims to create 2,000 megawatts...
Morocco Prepares For Its Largest Solar Expo In February
SeeNews Renewables by Mariyana Yaneva Morocco is preparing to welcome more than 90 exhibitors and over 6,000 visitors at what is expected to be the country's largest so far solar power exhibition, taking place between February 23 and 25, 2016. The fifth edition of...
Qatar International Islamic Bank, CIH To Set Up Bank In Morocco
Reuters by Nadia Saleem Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) has signed an agreement with Moroccan lender Credit Immobilier et Hotelier S.A. (CIH Bank) to set up a bank in Morocco, QIIB said on Thursday. The joint venture is part of QIIB's strategy to pursue...
20 Consortia Selected To Compete In Morocco’s Tender For 170 MW Of PV
PROTON News The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) has prequalified 20 consortia in the frame of a tender for the construction of three PV plants with a combined capacity of 170 MW. According to local news portal Infomaroc, the three plants will be located in...
Saint-Gobain Strengthens Its Gypsum Activity In Morocco
PRNewswire Saint-Gobain today announced the signing of an agreement to set up a joint-venture between Moongypse, a company established in 2012 between Saint-Gobain and the local player Planchister, and Lafarge Plâtre Maroc, historically present in the country. The new...
Who Runs Algeria? Many Doubt It’s Ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
New York Times Andrew Testa for the New York Times by Carlotta Gall A mural commemorating the war of independence against France in Algiers. Some of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's associates say they suspect he is no longer in control. A power struggle within the...
SSAB To Deliver Steel For Thermosolar Plants In Morocco And S. Africa
Steel Orbis (photo: (www.ssab.com) Swedish specialty steel producer SSAB has announced that it has agreed with the Spanish company Cie Egana to deliver a total of 25,000 mt of metal-coated, high-strength...
Morocco, Indonesia And Ghana Ratify Ballast Water Convention
PortNews (photo: (worldmaritimenews.com) Ratification of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention by Morocco, Indonesia and Ghana during November 2015 has brought the convention ever closer to meeting the requirements for entry into force, IMO said in its press...
Morocco’s January To November Trade Deficit Drops 19.7 Pct
Reuters by Aziz El Yaakoubi Morocco's trade deficit fell 19.7 percent to 140.02 billion dirhams ($14.22 billion) in the first 11 months of 2015 compared with a year earlier, thanks to lower energy costs and higher exports, the foreign exchange regulator said on...
Moroccan Inflation Eases To 0.9 pct y/y In November
Reuters by Aziz El Yaakoubi Morocco's consumer price inflation eased to an annual 0.9 percent in November from 1.4 percent in October as food prices dropped, the country's High Planning Authority said on Tuesday. Food inflation eased to 2.1 percent from 3.6 percent in...