The new Khalladi 120MW wind farm was inaugurated on Friday, 29th of June, in Tangier, reports MAP. Conducted by Saudi group ACWA Power and located in the region of Tangier along the ridge of the Jbel Sandouq, the Khalladi farm is expected to produce about 370 gigawatts and will mainly supply huge industrial customers. The farm wind contains 40 turbines installed on 80-meter towers and equipped with three 45-meter blades. The project is funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and
L’athlète marocaine Rababe Arafi a raflé l’or du 800 m, vendredi 29 juin à Tarragone (sud de la Catalogne, Espagne), où se déroule la 18ème édition des Jeux méditerranéens du 22 juin au 1er juillet. Rababe Arafi s’est imposée en 2min01sec01/100ème, devançant sa compatriote Malika Akkaoui (2:01.50), qui a remporté l’argent, alors que le bronze est revenu à la
Le nouveau parc éolien Khalladi à Tanger, d’un investissement de 1,7 milliard de dirhams (MMDH) et d’une capacité installée de 120 mégawatts (MW), a été inauguré vendredi 29 juin à Tanger. Réalisé par le groupe saoudien ACWA Power et situé à Jbel Sendouq, à 30 km de Tanger, le parc Khalladi produira environ 370 gigawatts et approvisionnera principalement les gros clients industriels.
European Union leaders will boost funds granted to Morocco and Spain to help deal with migration flows, says Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday quoted by Reuters. According to the newly appointed PM Rabat and Madrid will benefit from this decision as more migrants are opting for the route between the two countries to enter Europe. «There is a commitment to dispense more funds to the government of Spain and Morocco», said Sanchez in a televised news conference held
Pro-Polisario activists demonstrated Thursday, 28th of June, in Laayoune as the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Horst Köhler was in the city on his first visit to Morocco’s southern provinces. In fact, Saharawis, a majority of young people and women, brandished the separatist flag chanting slogans for self-determination. The public forces intervened to disperse the demonstration. In the morning, Köhler met with the region's Wali,
Sentences handed against the accused involved in the Al Hoceima events are first instance verdicts that could be appealed, said minister delegate for relations with parliament and civil society, government spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi. Speaking at a press conference following the weekly cabinet meeting, convened under the chairmanship of head of government Saad Eddine El Othmani, El Khalfi said that the said sentences are first instance verdicts and the convicts could appeal them or use
La justice tranchera sur «ce qui est soulevé» à propos des élections relatives au Conseil national de la presse, a indiqué, jeudi à Rabat, le porte-parole du gouvernement, Mustapha El Khalfi. Le pouvoir judiciaire sera l’arbitre en ce qui concerne les remarques soulevées à propos du déroulement de ces échéances, a souligné le ministre lors d’un point de presse, à l’issue de la
A study conducted by African and European upstream gas company Sound Energy PLC has revealed that the company’s Anoual permit, eastern Morocco, has a «potentially significant oil play», reports Proactive Investors on Friday. The results add to Sound Energy’s recent 5.5 trillion cubic feet of gas discovery. «The AIM-quoted explorer is acquiring and processing further 2D seismic data over the area, which is now being evaluated as a candidate for the planned third
Morocco has rejected the Council of Europe’s wish to build migrant detention facilities on its soil. The offer was made on Thursday by Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrel, who is currently on an official visit to Morocco. «Morocco rejects and has always rejected these kinds of methods for managing the issue of migration flows», said Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita in Rabat during a meeting he held with his Spanish counterpart, reports AFP. «These are easy
Moroccan journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 3000 dirhams on Thursday, 28th of June, by the Criminal chamber of the Casablanca Court of Appeals. El Mahdaoui, who is also the founder and the editor-in-chief of online news website Badil.info, was found guilty of failing to report «an attempt to endanger internal state security» to the authorities. On the 26th of June, the Casablanca Court of Appeals decided to separate his trial from the