Sampol Opens Tangier Base As European Energy Firms Deepen African Push

Spanish engineering group Sampol Group has established a new office in Tangier, marking a strategic expansion aimed at strengthening its presence across North and sub-Saharan Africa’s fast-evolving energy markets.

The Mallorca-headquartered firm, already active in Morocco through ongoing projects, said the Tangier hub will consolidate its local operations while acting as a springboard for wider regional growth.
Positioned at the crossroads of Europe and Africa, Tangier has emerged as a focal point for industrial and logistics investment. Sampol cited the city’s connectivity, port infrastructure, and proximity to European supply chains as key drivers behind the decision.

Beyond consolidating its Moroccan portfolio, the office is expected to support the company’s medium-term entry into additional African markets, where demand for energy infrastructure, efficiency solutions, and hybrid power systems continues to accelerate.
Sampol’s footprint already spans Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as Cape Verde—its first African market. The group has delivered projects in more than 25 countries and operates across airports, hospitals, metros, hotels, and industrial facilities.

Founded in 1934 as a small electrical workshop in Palma de Mallorca, the company has evolved into a multinational engineering group employing over 1,600 staff, including more than 350 engineers. Its core expertise covers energy efficiency, renewables, electromechanical systems, telecommunications, and digital infrastructure.

Chief executive Carmen Sampol, representing the third generation of the founding family, described the Tangier move as part of a structured internationalisation strategy focused on stable, long-term market positions.

The group is also pursuing partnerships in energy generation, including a consortium with Norway’s Bergen Engines, alongside ongoing photovoltaic developments with battery storage in Mallorca.
Nearly half of Sampol’s revenue is now generated outside Spain, a proportion the company expects to increase as it deepens its global presence.

Morocco’s energy sector has become a magnet for European investors amid ambitious national targets to expand installed generation capacity to 27 GW by 2030, with renewables expected to account for the majority of new additions.

This expansion is closely tied to wider infrastructure investment, including transport, ports, and industrial zones, as Morocco prepares to co-host the FIFA World Cup 2030 alongside Spain and Portugal.
Tangier, already one of the country’s key industrial corridors and a designated World Cup host city, is expected to remain central to this investment cycle—making Sampol’s timing a calculated entry into a rapidly scaling market.