By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
Royal Air Maroc expects to exceed 25 billion dirhams in revenue in 2026 and carry 9.3 million passengers. The Moroccan airline is continuing its investments and fleet modernisation despite a slight net deficit at the start of the year, according to LeBrief.
The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) plans to invest more than 47 billion dirhams in its 2026–2030 portfolio, which includes 4,416 MW of renewable capacity and 2,600 MWh of battery storage. Operating capacity is expected to reach 2,049 MW in 2027 and then 3,924 MW in 2028, according to the report on public institutions and enterprises annexed to the 2027 draft Finance Bill, cited by Lavieeco.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lavieeco ·
An agreement involving the Moroccan government, the Mohammed VI Investment Fund, Taqa Morocco, Nareva and ONEE provides for nearly 130 billion dirhams for water and energy projects. The fund is expected to commit 8.8 billion dirhams in 2026, according to the report accompanying the finance bill, published by Morocco’s Economy Ministry.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lavieeco ·
Morocco’s under-15 men’s team beat the Philippines 2-0 in their opening match at the 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival. The match was played on Saturday at the Hovsan sports complex in Baku, according to Lebrief.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
Moroccan public establishments and enterprises plan more than 209.16 billion dirhams in investment for 2027, excluding investment by the Mohammed VI Investment Fund. The figure appears in the report on public enterprises attached to the draft finance bill for 2027, according to TelQuel.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Telquel ·
Illustrative imageMorocco’s dam storage capacity to exceed 24 billion m³ in 2027Morocco plans to raise its dams’ storage capacity to more than 24 billion cubic metres by the end of 2027. Since 2020, eight large dams have been completed and five others filled ahead of schedule, adding about 2.64 billion cubic metres, according to Aujourd’hui le Maroc.
Egypt signs agreements for $650 million solar projectEgypt has signed the first financing agreements for the Dandara solar project in Nag Hammadi, with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts and 200 megawatt-hours of storage, for an investment of about $650 million. Built in two phases, it is expected to cover nearly a third of Egypt Aluminium’s electricity needs, according to the Egyptian government.The week in Africa
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