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Zawya
09-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Technip Energies Advances Mozambique Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNGs) Development, Begins Production in Senegal and Mauritania
French engineering and technology company Technip Energies is expanding its presence across Africa's energy sector, advancing key projects and supporting the continent's energy transition. The company is set to advance the development of a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel for the $7.2 billion Eni-led Coral Norte project in Mozambique in the short-term period. Following an April 2025 approval by the Mozambican government, Eni will adopt Technip Energies' FLNG unit with a capacity to produce 3.55 million metric tons of LNG per annum. The project is anticipated to achieve first production by the second half of 2028. As part of its commitment to African energy development, Technip Energies is participating as a gold sponsor at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies, taking place from September 29 to October 3, 2025, in Cape Town. Under the theme Invest in African Energy: Positioning Africa as the Global Energy Champion, the event brings together African stakeholders and global investors to explore opportunities and drive collaboration across the sector. Technip Energies is also providing front-end engineering design (FEED) services for ExxonMobil's 10 million tons per annum Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique under a contract secured in September 2024. In June 2025, the company achieved commercial operations for the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel deployed at the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Built in China, the FPSO is equipped with eight processing and production modules and measures 270 meters in length, 54 meters in width, and 31.5 meters in depth. It is designed to accommodate 140 personnel and process up to 500 million standard cubic feet of gas per day, enabling the production of 2.3 million tons of LNG annually during Phase 1. Technip Energies remains committed to local content development and sustainable growth in African energy markets. The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Namibia's national oil company, NAMCOR, during AEW: Invest in African Energies 2024 to collaborate on LNG, carbon-free energy, decarbonization, and skills and technology transfer. A separate MoU with the Republic of Congo aims to strengthen the country's capacities in LNG, zero-carbon energy solutions, and broader energy transition efforts Beyond hydrocarbons, the company is also supporting the growth of Africa's mining value chain through the delivery of a FEED contract for an alumina refinery in Guinea-Conakry. The facility will process the country's vast bauxite reserves into alumina for electric vehicle batteries and other energy storage technologies. AEW: Invest in African Energies will connect Technip Energies with African energy and global stakeholders for deal signing and to discuss and optimize opportunities within the continent's extractive sector. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Energy Chamber. About AEW: Invest in African Energies: AEW: Invest in African Energies is the platform of choice for project operators, financiers, technology providers and government, and has emerged as the official place to sign deals in African energy. Visit for more information about this exciting event.
Zawya
04-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Engie completes Africa's biggest wind farm
French utility Engie has completed Africa's largest wind farm four months early, as it targets the Middle East and North Africa as a priority region for future renewables growth. The 650 megawatt (MW) Red Sea Wind Energy project in Egypt project can power more than a million households annually, at a time when electricity shortages have forced the country to spend billions buying liquefied natural gas, turning it into a net gas importer for the first time last year. "This renewable energy is cheaper than burning gas or other fossil energy, because the price is lower, so it clearly allows for burning less gas and for the country to either import less gas or export more," François Xavier Boul, Engie's managing director for the Middle East and Africa, told Reuters. As permitting remains sluggish in Europe and US offshore wind leases have been frozen under President Trump, Engie now hopes projects in the Middle East and North Africa can help it meet its 2030 target of reaching 95GW of installed renewable capacity, up from around 51GW. Boul said rising economic development, an expected increase in power consumption, administrative fast-tracking and short project lead times has led Engie to prioritise tenders to build in Egypt, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Red Sea Wind Energy is Engie's second wind project in Egypt, with a third site in development that will exceed 900MW when built. Last year Engie signed a preliminary deal with Morocco's phosphates and fertilizer giant OCP to explore renewable energy, ammonia and green hydrogen projects beginning in 2026. Boul said in the short and medium-term, Engie's focus in the Middle East and North Africa region were on solar, wind, battery and hybrid projects. Red Sea Wind Energy is owned by Engie (35%), Orascom Construction PLC (25%), Toyota Tsusho Corporation (20%) and Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation (20%).
LBCI
07-06-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
France's Macron to visit Greenland on June 15
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Greenland on June 15 and meet both Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, his presidency said in a statement on Saturday. The talks between the leaders will focus on North Atlantic and Arctic security, climate change, energy transition and critical minerals, the French presidency added. Reuters
South China Morning Post
25-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
French President Macron hopes for defence, energy and tech deals as he starts Asia trip
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that he hoped to strike deals for France in areas such as defence, energy and tech innovation, as he arrived in Vietnam for the start of a roughly week-long trip in Asia. Advertisement Macron arrived in Hanoi on Sunday, marking the first trip to Vietnam by a French president in nearly a decade. After Vietnam, Macron will then go to Indonesia and finish up in Singapore , where he will speak at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's top defence conference. Macron's visit comes as France and the European Union aim to strengthen their commercial ties in Asia to offset uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's tariff measures. 'I am coming here to strengthen our ties in key areas – defence, innovation, the energy transition, and cultural exchanges,' wrote Macron on social media. Advertisement
Arabian Business
20-05-2025
- Business
- Arabian Business
TAQA Morocco and partners eye AED52bn in Moroccan energy and desalination projects
TAQA Morocco Group (AQA Morocco), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, along with Nareva, an Al Mada Group arm, and the Mohammed VI Investment Fund, a Moroccan sovereign fund, announced signing a pact with the Moroccan government to explore the acquisition of a slew of energy and desalination projects in the African country. The three entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau potable (ONEE), besides the Moroccan government, to explore the acquisition of an existing Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant, the development of new flexible low-carbon gas-fired power and renewable power generation projects. The shopping list for acquisitions also includes seawater desalination projects, water transmission infrastructure and electricity transmission infrastructure in the Kingdom of Morocco, TAQA said in a media release. Under the MoUs, TAQA Morocco and its public and private partners will jointly explore the development of low-carbon power and water generation and transmission assets with a potential investment of approximately $14.15 billion (AED 52 billion) in Morocco to support its energy transition and water security. The scope of the MoUs includes new seawater desalination projects with approximately 2.5 million cubic metres per day capacity, development of water transmission networks with a capacity of approximately 2.2 million cubic metres per day, acquisition of an existing 400 MW CCGT power plant in Tahaddart, north of Morocco, potential development of 1,100 MW of greenfield CCGT power projects; and the development of new 3,000 MW high voltage direct current transmission infrastructure connecting the South to the Centre of Morocco. The agreement also envisaged 1,200 MW of new renewable energy projects. Farid Al Awlaqi, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TAQA Morocco and Chief Executive Officer, Generation at TAQA Group, said the latest announcement is a testament to the company's track record and commitment to diversifying its portfolio and transitioning to lower-carbon energy alternatives to accelerate sustainable development in the Kingdom. 'This collaboration plays a significant role in supporting TAQA's growth ambitions for 2030 with the exploration of developing up to 2.7 GW of low-carbon CCGT and renewable power generation capacity which includes the acquisition of an existing 400 MW CCGT plant, more than 542 MIGD of sustainable RO water desalination capacity, and power and water transmission infrastructure,' he said. The latest announcement follows UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and King Mohammed VI of the Kingdom of Morocco signing a declaration in December 2023 to establish a 'solid and innovative partnership' in efforts to develop bilateral economic, trade, and investment cooperation.
