Morocco goes for GE gas turbines to feed growing demand Morocco's strong economic growth and growing demand for electricity have landed GE and French Cegelec a $260 million contract to equip the country's national electricity grid with fuel-flexible gas turbine technology. The turbines will be installed at the Kenitra power plant, about 25 miles north of the capital, and will help the Office National de l'Electricite, the state-run power utility, to meet an increasing demand for electricity. Algeria Millennium Bomb Plotter Broke Conditions of His Release, U.S. Says An Algerian man convicted in a foiled millennium plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport in late 1999 is scheduled to appear in court today on charges he broke the conditions of his supervised release. U.S. prosecutors plan to use “foreign intelligence” evidence against him, according to court records. Abdelghani Meskini, who pleaded guilty to planning an attack to take place during New Year's celebrations in 1999, will appear before a federal judge in New York, according to the court docket. Meskini, who cooperated with prosecutors, was sentenced in January 2004 to six years in prison, including time he'd already served, and ordered to pay $59,000 in restitution. Eni To Start Libya, Algeria Long-term Gas Deals Renegotiations Eni SpA (E) is about to start renegotiations of its long-term natural gas contracts with Libya and will soon begin the same with Algeria, said Chief Executive Paolo Scaroni Wednesday as spot prices of the fossil fuel remain low. Renegotiation “windows” are allowing the Italian oil and gas company to take this step, said Scaroni on a conference call to comment on the company's second-quarter results. Eni isn't only renegotiating the price in these long-term contracts, but also the take-or-pay conditions, he said. Tunisia's Central Bank reports recovery in industrial products and exports The state of economic and financial affairs, both at the national and international levels was the focus of the Tunisia's Central Bank (BCT) Executive Board meeting which was held on Thursday in Tunis. At the national level, the economic situation was marked in the end of July 2010 by ongoing recovery in production and exports by the industrial sector, while tourist and air transport indicators posted some regression, compared to a year earlier. Aid group suspends work due to South Sudan attacks Aid group Doctors Without Borders said it has been forced to suspend work in a volatile part of South Sudan because of attacks against his staff, as violence between rival tribes surges in the area. The group, also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres, said Friday that armed men stole medical equipment from one of its health clinics twice this month in Jonglei state. Staff members have also been attacked while delivering aid, the organization said. BM
