The Chinese energy engineering contractor Energy China International Construction Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudi conglomerate Ajlan Brothers and Morocco’s Gaia Energy to develop a green hydrogen project in Morocco. The project consists in a green ammonia plant with an output of 1.4 Mt/year, produced from about 320 kt of green hydrogen, and supplied by a 2 GW solar PV plant as well as a 4 GW wind power project. The project will be located on a coastal area of southern Morocco to facilitate transport and shipping. The project is expected to provide energy for Morocco as well as Europe.
Green hydrogen is part of Morocco’s “2030 Renewable Energy Strategy”, which aims to achieve 52% of renewable energy in power generation by 2030. In May 2022, Morocco and five other African countries (Kenya, South Africa, Namibia, Egypt and Mauritania) formed the “Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance”, which aims to transform Africa in a front runner in the green hydrogen development business.
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