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Morocco
French passport, German interests: the lowdown on Mustapha Bakkoury's fall

Top Makhzen technocrat and council president of the Casablanca-Settat region, Mustapha Bakkoury, is facing a backlash for his choices as head of the renewable energy agency Masen, a role that had already earned him the wrath of Mohammed VI.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 02.04.2021

Mustapha Bakkoury, president of the Casablanca-Settat region.

Morocco
Masen's big solar farm programme risks blowing a fuse

Renewable energy agency Masen, which plans to use private investment to develop a number of PV power stations, is having to deal with ill will on the part of national electricity utility ONEE at a time when its chairman Mustapha Bakkoury is out of favour politically.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 22.03.2021

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.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 24.02.2021

Morocco
Laâyoune looks for more consultants to oversee its €4.6bn regional development programme

The Laâyoune region is looking for more consultants to help it speed up work on the government's development plans for the Sahrawi regions. The practice is commonly used by regional presidents as they strive to meet the objectives of the major works strategy pursued by the Moroccan government in the disputed territory.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 17.02.2021

Morocco
Masen boss Bakkoury does a disappearing act, Nareva spies opportunity

Mustapha Bakkoury, the head of sustainable energy agency Masen, has faded into the background after Mohammed VI's fury at the soaring cost of its huge solar energy sites.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.02.2021

Gabon
Masen and IsBD scout out investors for Dominique Auroy's power plant

The Tahiti-based entrepreneur Dominique Auroy is pulling out all the stops to find new partners and get his project for a hydroelectric plant in Gabon back on track. He is being helped by Morocco's sustainable energy agency and Islamic Development Bank.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 14.01.2021

Morocco
Upline and Attijari secretly structure Mohammed VI's investment fund

Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaâboun has secretly instructed his favourite investment banks, Upline Corporate Finance and Attijari Corporate Finance, to structure the €4bn Mohammed VI Investment Fund which aims to revive Morocco's economy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 17.12.2020

Mohamed Benchaâboun, Moroccan Finance Minister.

DRC
Eranove scoops solar farm contract worth at least $110m

The French electricity and drinking water producer has been trying to expand beyond Ivory Coast for years. The consortium it heads has now won a major contract for a pilot electrification project in northern DRC.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 30.11.2020

In Focus | Morocco
El Majidi Inc. or how the king's private secretary and his clan are prospering on the coat-tails of royal group Al Mada

Mounir El Majidi, the king's private secretary and business manager, is building a business empire of his own through contracts with royal holding company Al Mada. His brother Mahdi El Majidi and his former aide Zouhair Fassi-Fehri are following his example.

Subscribers only Business 14.09.2020

Morocco
Western Sahara: Masen to build Noor solar farm near El Argoub, Dakhla

Morocco's sustainable energy agency Masen is gradually clarifying details of its solar power plant project in Dakhla, Western Sahara, which will be part of its Noor programme.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 24.08.2020

Morocco
Mustapha Bakkoury joins Casablanca Finance City board

The head of Morocco's sustainable energy agency Masen and president of the Casablanca-Settat regional council, Mustapha Bakkoury, was appointed a board member of the CFC on 21 June.

Subscribers only Business 30.06.2020

Morocco
Royal Business: From La Mamounia to Western Saharan wind farms, CMS becomes Mohammed VI's favourite construction firm

Controlled by Mohammed VI's former 'steward' Zouhair Fassi Fehri, Construction Management Services keeps bagging plum contracts, from renovating the opulent La Mamounia hotel in Marrakesh, to building Nareva's wind farm in Boujdour.

Subscribers only Business 29.05.2020

Marrakesh's legendary luxury hotel La Mamounia.

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Masen

Morocco
French passport, German interests: the lowdown on Mustapha Bakkoury's fall

Morocco
Masen's big solar farm programme risks blowing a fuse

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

Morocco
Laâyoune looks for more consultants to oversee its €4.6bn regional development programme

Morocco
Masen boss Bakkoury does a disappearing act, Nareva spies opportunity

Gabon
Masen and IsBD scout out investors for Dominique Auroy's power plant

Morocco
Upline and Attijari secretly structure Mohammed VI's investment fund

DRC
Eranove scoops solar farm contract worth at least $110m

In Focus | Morocco
El Majidi Inc. or how the king's private secretary and his clan are prospering on the coat-tails of royal group Al Mada

Morocco
Western Sahara: Masen to build Noor solar farm near El Argoub, Dakhla

Morocco
Mustapha Bakkoury joins Casablanca Finance City board

Morocco
Royal Business: From La Mamounia to Western Saharan wind farms, CMS becomes Mohammed VI's favourite construction firm

Morocco
Masen's new solar power projects fail to attract developers

Morocco
MASEN to open solar farm in Dakhla

Morocco
Mahdi El Majidi eyes security market with Delta Drone

Morocco
Surtymar strengthens its position in maritime security

Morocco
Masen comes to the rescue of Carteron's Dakhla summit meeting

Morocco
High voltage row between ONEE and Masen on electricity prices

Spotlight | Morocco
DLA Piper revises "13-09" renewables law for Rabbah

Morocco
Paul Kagame to attend World Policy Conference

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Morocco French passport, German interests: the lowdown on Mustapha Bakkoury's fall

Morocco Masen's big solar farm programme risks blowing a fuse

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

Morocco Laâyoune looks for more consultants to oversee its €4.6bn regional development programme

Morocco Masen boss Bakkoury does a disappearing act, Nareva spies opportunity

Gabon Masen and IsBD scout out investors for Dominique Auroy's power plant

Morocco Upline and Attijari secretly structure Mohammed VI's investment fund

DRC Eranove scoops solar farm contract worth at least $110m

In Focus | Morocco El Majidi Inc. or how the king's private secretary and his clan are prospering on the coat-tails of royal group Al Mada

Morocco Western Sahara: Masen to build Noor solar farm near El Argoub, Dakhla

Morocco Mustapha Bakkoury joins Casablanca Finance City board

Morocco Royal Business: From La Mamounia to Western Saharan wind farms, CMS becomes Mohammed VI's favourite construction firm

Morocco Masen's new solar power projects fail to attract developers

Morocco MASEN to open solar farm in Dakhla

Morocco Mahdi El Majidi eyes security market with Delta Drone

Morocco Surtymar strengthens its position in maritime security

Morocco Masen comes to the rescue of Carteron's Dakhla summit meeting

Morocco High voltage row between ONEE and Masen on electricity prices

Spotlight | Morocco DLA Piper revises "13-09" renewables law for Rabbah

Morocco Paul Kagame to attend World Policy Conference

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Morocco
French passport, German interests: the lowdown on Mustapha Bakkoury's fall

Morocco
Masen's big solar farm programme risks blowing a fuse

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

Morocco
Laâyoune looks for more consultants to oversee its €4.6bn regional development programme

Morocco
Masen boss Bakkoury does a disappearing act, Nareva spies opportunity

Gabon
Masen and IsBD scout out investors for Dominique Auroy's power plant

Morocco
Upline and Attijari secretly structure Mohammed VI's investment fund

DRC
Eranove scoops solar farm contract worth at least $110m

In Focus | Morocco
El Majidi Inc. or how the king's private secretary and his clan are prospering on the coat-tails of royal group Al Mada

Morocco
Western Sahara: Masen to build Noor solar farm near El Argoub, Dakhla

Morocco
Mustapha Bakkoury joins Casablanca Finance City board

Morocco
Royal Business: From La Mamounia to Western Saharan wind farms, CMS becomes Mohammed VI's favourite construction firm

Morocco
Masen's new solar power projects fail to attract developers

Morocco
MASEN to open solar farm in Dakhla

Morocco
Mahdi El Majidi eyes security market with Delta Drone

Morocco
Surtymar strengthens its position in maritime security

Morocco
Masen comes to the rescue of Carteron's Dakhla summit meeting

Morocco
High voltage row between ONEE and Masen on electricity prices

Spotlight | Morocco
DLA Piper revises "13-09" renewables law for Rabbah

Morocco
Paul Kagame to attend World Policy Conference