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    The Africa Report‎: Morocco in $4.6bn LNG import revival plan

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Morocco has launched a national plan to boost imports of LNG worth up to $4.6 billion, its energy minister said on Tuesday.

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The Africa Report‎: Morocco in $4.6bn LNG import revival plan

Morocco has launched a national plan to boost imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), including the construction of a terminal at the industrial hub of Jorf Lasfar, worth up to $4.6 billion, its energy minister said on Tuesday.

The idea to build a LNG terminal was announced a few years ago but the government has given no reasons for the delay. Jorf Lasfar is an industrial hub on the Atlantic coast near El Jadida city where, among others, the state-run phosphate company OCP and Abu Dhabi's TAQA have facilities.

Morocco, a net energy importer, aims to diversify energy supplies and reduce dependence on oil and coal imports. It is also developing a plan to build 4 gigawatts of renewable energy.
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