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Aïssatou Sophie Gladima
Minister for Petroleum and Energy.
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China’s Official Energy Finance in Emerging and Developing Economies Case studies
China’s outbound energy engagement spans a wide range of technologies, financing structures and institutional actors. While aggregate trends reveal a system that is becoming more diversified, risk-sensitive and commercially oriented, the specific pathways through which Chinese capital supports energy transitions in EMDE become clearer when examined at the project level.The following case studies illustrate this diversity in practice, from large-scale renewable deployment and grid modernisation to industrial decarbonisation, equity participation in regional infrastructure platforms and upstream resource development. Together, they show how different parts of China’s official financing system interact with local conditions, how technical…
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Strategy of the Energy, Mining and Geology Sectors
…the government published the Morocco Mining Plan 2021. The Plan focuses on developing the non-phosphate mining sector through four pillars: (1) development of a network of competitive stakeholders; (2) institutional overhaul of the sector's organisation; (3) strengthening the social impact and the responsible and sustainable nature of the mining sector; and (4) adapting financing, legal, and fiscal resources to the sector's new ambitions.In the field of geology, following the Strategy, the government published the National Geology Plan 2021-2030. Such Plan which aims to strengthen the Moroccan Geological Survey capacities and to advance the development of…
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National Geology Plan 2021-2030
…Transition and Sustainable Development, empowers the Geological Service of Morocco (SGM) to manage and disseminate geoscientific data. The Plan is divided into four areas:National geoscientific infrastructure to anticipate knowledge needs.Digital infrastructure and advanced digital services.Research programs across the different areas of SGM's mission.Guaranteeing the sustainable development of SGM's capabilities.Two of the main items of the plan are:The development of platforms that integrate analysis services based on the National Geoscientific Information System, strengthening the dissemination, sharing, and exchange of geoscientific information. In line with the Morocco Mines Plan 2021-2030, the establishment of…
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PtX Platform
Germany launched a platform in 2022 that can connect projects in emerging and developing countries that aim to build local supply chains for hydrogen production from renewable electricity with grant and debt finance. In 2024 and 2025 it allocated its first USD 65 million to projects in Egypt and Morocco.
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Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy "MASEN" (Law 57.09)
The law 57.09 voted in January 2010 creates the National Agency for Solar Energy, a leading institution to promote and manage the solar energy sector in Morocco.
The agency will be entrusted with coordinating the National Integrated Project for Solar Electricity Production. The Solar Integrated Projects targets the development of solar power plants reaching a total installed capacity of 2000 MW. This represents 38% of Moroccos current installed capacity. Power plants will be set up in five priority areas on a total of 10 000 ha. Tenders will be addressed by September 2010 and the entire project is expected… -
Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain aluminium road wheels
In 2023, the European Commission maintained definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain aluminium road wheels originating from China and imposed definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain aluminium road wheels on imports originating in Morocco.
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Extension of Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports of Glass Fibre Optics
In 2022, the European Commission extended both the definitive anti-dumping duty and the definitive countervailing duty imposed on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics (GFF) originating from China and Egypt to imports consigned from Morocco.
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OCP Group Green Investment Program
The OCP Group (OCP S.A.), formerly Office Chérifien des Phosphates, is Morocco's state-owned phosphate rock miner, phosphoric acid manufacturer and fertilizer producer. Following the presentation to His Majesty King Mohamed VI in November 2022, the OCP Group officially launched its Green Investment Program for 2023-2027 to raise the production of new green fertilizers and clean energy. The program is backed by a global investment of $13 billion to increase mining and fertilizers production while reaching sectoral and national carbon neutrality by 2040. The investment plan will allow for the creation of new mining capacities in Meskala…
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National Integrated Project for Solar Electricity Production and National Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN)
The law 57.09 voted in January 2010 creates the National Agency for Solar Energy, a leading institution to promote and manage the solar energy sector in Morocco.
The agency will be entrusted with coordinating the National Integrated Project for Solar Electricity Production. The Solar Integrated Projects targets the development of solar power plants reaching a total installed capacity of 2000 MW.
The new solar PV capacity will be procured through competitive tenders