Morocco is poised to launch a call for expressions of interest to extend its national gas network to the city of Dakhla.
The initiative aims to integrate the Saharan region into the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline, which will link Nigeria to Morocco.
By designating Dakhla as a future anchor point, the kingdom reaffirms its commitment to including the southern provinces in the major pan-African energy corridors.
According to the minister in charge of the project, the project has reached major milestones, including the completion of feasibility and engineering studies on the Senegal–Mauritania–Morocco section, as well as the continuation of environmental and social assessments on the ground.
At the same time, several technical meetings culminated in the signing, at the end of 2024, of the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) and the Host Government Agreement (HGA), during a ministerial meeting bringing together Ecowas, Morocco, and Mauritania.
Now called the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline, this major project will extend over 6,800 kilometers. It is designed to transport up to 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year, at an estimated cost of $25 billion.
This mega-energy project is considered a strategic lever to strengthen regional energy integration, promote the transition to green hydrogen, and sustainably connect West Africa to Morocco and then to Europe.
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