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…
News Morocco hopes to fend off global warming with $600m “water highway” Morocco has this week opened a pipeline intended to transport 400 million cubic metres of water a year to Rabat and Casablanca, website Atalayar reports. The 66km pipeline cost around…
News Alstom to build second Morocco plant French train manufacturer Alstom has announced plans to invest €15m (160 million Moroccan dirham) in building a new production line at its factory in Fez, Morocco. The Fez plant currently…
News Chinese battery maker to enter Africa with $6.4bn Moroccan battery plant Morocco signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday with a Chinese electromotive group that wants to invest $6.4bn in a battery-making complex, website Utilities reports. Gotion High-Tech, based in Hefei, specialises…
News Morocco to spend $14bn on water projects Morocco will spend $14.3bn on drinking water and irrigation schemes in a renewed push that started in 2020 and runs to 2027, news site Atalayar reports. It has one of…
News Belgian engineer aims to kickstart Morocco’s hydrogen industry Belgian engineer John Cockerill has signed a strategic agreement with a Moroccan energy company to develop the North African country’s hydrogen sector. The joint venture aims to build an alkaline…
News Egis awarded contract for Marrakesh high-speed railway Moroccan national railway company ONCF has named French infrastructure company Egis general consultant for external control for its high-speed line connecting Kenitra to Marrakesh. The 430km railway is divided into…