Morocco Aims to Become Renewable Energy Hub for Europe by 2030

"Morocco’s ambitions in renewable energies present a beneficial proposition for both Europe and the country itself," said Grammenos Mastrojeni, Deputy Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, in an interview with Arab News. One of the kingdom’s ambitions is to produce 52% of its domestic electricity from renewable energies by 2030 in order to export a large part of it to Europe through submarine cables. This initiative will strengthen the continent’s clean energy transition, but also help Morocco achieve its development goals.

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As Europe’s gateway, Morocco can count on the support of the EU. It has committed to programs worth 624 million euros to support the kingdom’s transition to "green energy", fight irregular migration and facilitate key reforms in critical areas such as social protection, climate policies and public administration. Another ambition: the project to build the world’s longest submarine cable (3,800 km) to connect Morocco to the United Kingdom. This project, with a total cost estimated at 16 billion pounds sterling, will provide the country with 8% of its electricity needs and generate hundreds of jobs in Scotland. The project will help the United Kingdom achieve its net zero carbon emissions target by 2035. British and Emirati investors are already promising a financial contribution of 30 million pounds sterling (34.8 million euros).

Companies like Wave Beat are supporting Morocco in its momentum to move from traditional energy sources to environmentally friendly solutions, its search for cutting-edge solutions. "The company is driven by a keen sense of responsibility towards society and the environment," says Mohamed Taha el-Ouaryachi, co-founder of Wave Beat. "We are trying to make a significant contribution to the ongoing energy transition in Morocco."