Morocco
Cegelec to connect Western Sahara's Laâyoune to extra-high voltage grid

The national electricity board has commissioned Cegelec, a subsidiary of French group Vinci, to connect Laâyoune in Western Sahara to the national grid. This line will be used to offload electricity from the Sahrawi power plants of Mohammed VI's company Nareva. [...]
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Laâyoune looks for more consultants to oversee its €4.6bn regional development programme

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