This protocol concluded between the Ministries of the Interior, the Economy and Finance and Equipment and Water and the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, is a continuation of the commitment constant of the Kingdom of Morocco in favor of the consolidation of its energy sovereignty, the decarbonization of its economy and connectivity in regional and global markets.
Associating five public organizations and companies, namely, the National Ports Agency (ANP), the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) , the company Nador West Med SA (NWM), as well as the Société nationale des autoroutes du Maroc (ADM), the said protocol aims to strengthen the coordination of public authorities with a view to the accelerated implementation of a development program of sustainable gas infrastructure, underlines the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development in a press release.
This program, which will extend over several years, aims to provide the Kingdom of Morocco with several entry points for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as well as an infrastructure for storing and transporting natural gas. , continues the same source.
In the short term, it aims to provide support for gas pipelines connecting domestic gas production basins to consumers, as well as the development of a GIL terminal at the port of Nador West Med and a new gas pipeline to connect the terminal to the Maghreb Europe gas pipeline.
This program will make it possible to strengthen the acceleration of the development of renewable energies, the deployment of Morocco’s offer for new sectors of green hydrogen and its derivatives and the development of the Africa-Atlantic gas pipeline project, concludes the press release.