Morocco Focuses on LNG

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

LNG is now the major focus of Morocco’s energy strategy. Toward that end Morocco’sNational Office for Electricity and Water (ONEE) launched a tender for a $4.5 billion LNG import terminal project on October 1, according to Minister of Energy Aziz Rebbah.

The project is to be located at the Jorf Lafsar port in El Jadida province, near Casablanca, and will supply the industries based in the region.

The jetty, regasification terminal, and 400-km pipeline are expected to be complete by 2025.

Morocco intends to use the facility to import up to 7 Bcm of natural gas in the context of the national gas-to-power initiative.

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