News Morocco to double airport capacity before 2030 World Cup Morocco plans to more-than-double its airport capacity from 38 million passengers to 80 million by 2030, when it will co-host the Fifa World Cup with Spain and Portugal, Reuters reports.…
News Chinese firm beats French rival to Casablanca high-speed contract The latest contract in Morocco’s Kenitra-Marrakesh high-speed rail link has gone to the China Overseas Engineering Corporation (Covec), a subsidiary of China Railways, business website Zawya reports. Covec was bidding…
News Morocco plans Africa’s biggest desalination plant As Morocco suffers its worst drought for 40 years, French water specialist Veolia has agreed in principle to build a desalination plant near the capital, Rabat. Procured as a public-private…
News Morocco’s new port to spend €400m on doubling truck capacity Morocco has secured €400m to fund the expansion of its truck and passenger terminal at Tanger Med Port. The expansion will more than double the port’s truck handling capacity to…
News France, Morocco sign slew of deals amid diplomatic thaw French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Morocco this week resulted in 20 deals covering desalination, energy, rail and water management, as well as finance, banking, and education, the North Africa…
News $600m in civils contracts awarded on Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail line Morocco has awarded two further contracts for civil engineering work on the high-speed rail line it’s building between the port of Kenitra and Marrakech, business website Zawya reports. China’s Shandong…
News China Railway Number 4 wins race for civil engineering work on Marrakech high-speed line China Railway Number 4 Engineering Group (CREC 4) has been chosen to carry out civil engineering works on Morocco’s high-speed rail line between the port of Kenitra, 30km north of…
News Design unveiled for Casablanca’s 115,000-seat stadium French architect Oualalou + Choi have released renderings for its 115,000-seat stadium to be built near Casablanca for the 2030 World Cup, which will be hosted by Morocco, Spain and…
News Egis consortium to build Morocco high-speed railway for 2030 World Cup A consortium led by France’s Egis with Systra and Morocco’s Novec will project manage the infrastructure for a 430km high-speed railway in Morocco between Kenitra and Marrakech. Morocco wants it…
News Morocco starts process of building Africa’s first wind farm Morocco is looking for a consultant to do a feasibility study on an offshore wind project that could be Africa’s first. The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) and the…
News Acciona starts work on Africa’s biggest desalination plant A consortium led by Spanish contractor Acciona has broken ground in Morocco on what will be Africa’s largest desalination plant at Lamharza Essahel, about 40km south of Casablanca. The $650m…
News Bouygues wins €450m hospital project in Morocco Bymaro, the Moroccan subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, has been chosen to build the Mohammed VI university teaching hospital in Rabat. Designed by Paris-based AIA Architectes, the €450m hospital will be…
News Spain and Morocco said to be considering Gibraltar tunnel for World Cup Spain and Morocco are considering building a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar in time for the 2030 World Cup Finals, Moroccan news site SNRT reports. It said the plans…
News Morocco seeks strategic help in upgrading 20 airports Morocco wants to upgrade 20 of its airports by 2045 and has put out an international tender for a consultant to draw up a blueprint. Commissioned by the General Directorate…
News Morocco fires starting pistol for 357km Marrakech high-speed line Morocco has issued a tender for a 375km high-speed railway between the port of Kenitra north of Rabat on the Atlantic coast to the city of Marrakech in the southwest.…
News Design team picked for 115,000-seat stadium in Casablanca A consortium led by Moroccan architect Tarik Oualalou has been chosen to design the $500m Casablanca Grand football stadium, website Medias24 reports. It was chosen from a longlist of 12…
News Morocco to spend $1bn a year on renewables to slash energy imports Morocco has set a target of investing $1bn a year in solar and wind power with the aim of generating a majority of its energy from renewables and cutting its…
News New stadium: Morocco launches $2bn plan to prepare grounds for 2030 World Cup Morocco will spend almost $2bn on a new football stadium and refurbishing six others in preparation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2030 World Cup, which it…