ONEE commits 391.8 million dirhams to power network
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Matin
ONEE is launching a power network reinforcement programme in Casablanca-Settat, with 391.8 million dirhams for new very-high-voltage lines and connections. The works, divided into underground and overhead lots, notably concern Errahma, Had Soualem, Sidi Maârouf and Oulad Hadda, according to Le Matin.
The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) plans two lots of work to reinforce the 225 kV very-high-voltage electricity network in the Casablanca-Settat region, with an estimated budget of 391.8 million dirhams. The first lot, estimated at 216 million dirhams, covers underground connections, while the second, valued at 175.8 million, concerns overhead lines, according to the tender consultation documents.
The first lot notably provides for two 3-kilometre double-circuit underground links to connect the Errahma source substation to the Laâwamer-Somasteel line, as well as a 6-kilometre link between Errahma and Dar Bouazza. The second includes a new 14-kilometre overhead line between Laâwamer and the Had Soualem substation, as well as a 7-kilometre connection between the Laâwamer-Somasteel line and this substation, according to the consultation documents.
The tender was launched before the outage that occurred on 11 November in several districts of Casablanca and areas of Nouaceur following bad weather linked to Storm Charles. The incident notably affected the city centre, Mâarif, El Fida, Ain Chock, Ben M’sick, Sbata, Sidi Othmane and Hay Hassani, according to ONEE.
