Ms. Benali underlines in Houston the key role of Morocco as a corridor connecting Europe, Africa and the Atlantic basin
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Morocco plays a key role in the reconfiguration of global supply chains, being an energy and commercial corridor connecting Europe, Africa and the Atlantic basin capable of facilitating millions of consumers to various forms of energy at affordable prices, said on Tuesday March 12 in Houston, Texas, the Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali.
During a meeting within the framework of the Ceraweek annual conference, a meeting place for the world energy leaders, with the participation of American secretaries in Energy, Chris Wright, and inside, Doug Burgum, as well as several ministers and leaders of the oil and gas industry, Ms. Benali indicated that the construction of a bi-directional corridor between Africa, Europe and the Atlantic basin Not just a question of security that enters the equation of competitiveness, “but also and above all a question of accessibility for everyone in our region”.
The Atlantic corridor is of nature, she said, “giving access to other energy forms to 400 million consumers in Africa” and to achieve significant economies of scale.
Ceal the main lines of Morocco’s energy strategy, the Minister stressed that connectivity is an essential pillar of a triptych, the other two foundations of which are renewable energy and energy efficiency.
It is within the framework of this vision that the Kingdom, she explained, invested a lot for the realization of connectivity in order to “release the economic growth of this part of Africa and to link it to Europe”.
The construction of the Africa-Atlantic gas pipeline is an essential element in this strategy, said the minister, adding that in addition to the gas supply, the Africa-Atlantic gas pipeline could also be used in the transfer of green hydrogen.
Recognized as the main annual gathering of the energy sector, CEREWEEK 2025 brings together in Houston, the world’s capital of energy, more than 450 influential leaders, as well as ministers, senior officials and experts in the sector.
This conclave of participants also from more than 2,050 companies distributed in 80 countries, offers a privileged platform for dialogue on strategic issues when the world is entering a new era of energy transition.
