Morocco’s National Highway Company is preparing the deployment of renewable energies across its entire network. A comprehensive strategic study has been launched to decarbonize its infrastructure, in line with the country’s climate objectives.
The Minister of Equipment, Nizar Baraka, has unveiled a large-scale environmental strategy for Moroccan highways. Between renewable energy, massive recycling and reforestation, the Kingdom is betting on sustainable infrastructure to reduce the carbon footprint of the road sector.
Younes Maâmar, former CEO of the National Office of Electricity (ONE), alerted the authorities to a fraud involving the massive import of Chinese solar panels sold with a power output 25% lower than advertised, causing huge financial losses to investors and the state.
Ryad Mezzour, the Minister of Industry and Trade, recently stated that Morocco has sufficient renewable energy to provide 50% of the electricity consumed by the European Union (EU).
The Polisario is targeting a French company considering investing in renewable energy projects in Dakhla, in the Moroccan Sahara.
Faced with the severe drought that has affected several regions over the past seven years, Morocco is launching a large-scale project. This involves the installation of floating solar panels on a reservoir dam in the north of the kingdom.
Tesla Morocco, the Moroccan subsidiary of the American giant Tesla, has officially opened its doors in Casablanca.
Giants from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are supporting Morocco in its ambition to increase the share of renewable energy to 52% of the energy mix by 2030 and even become one of the world leaders in solar energy.
Building an underwater energy interconnector to transport solar energy from North Africa, particularly Morocco, to Europe. This is the ambitious project of Andrew Forrest, founder of the Australian mining giant Fortescue.
The Nigerian state of Kano is counting on Morocco for the success of its investment project aimed at mobilizing more than 10 billion dollars over the next five years, in the sectors of renewable energies and solid mineral resources. To this end, it intends to sign memorandums of understanding with Moroccan institutions such as MASEN, OCP and the Casablanca Chamber of Commerce.
Out of service since early 2024, following a breakdown of the molten salt tank, the Noor Ouarzazate III solar power plant, with a gross capacity of 150 MW, will not be able to be restarted before the end of March 2025. As a result, the estimated financial losses of $47 million initially have been revised upwards, reaching over $51 million.
After pilot projects in Germany and Spain, the Swiss company Synhelion plans to implement a solar fuel project in Morocco, requiring an investment of $1 billion (10 billion dirhams).