Morocco Aims for Food Self-Sufficiency with Green Hydrogen Desalination Project

The production of green hydrogen in Dakhla will allow Morocco to transform the arid areas of its southern territories into green areas, and to achieve food self-sufficiency, indicates the study on the "Evaluation of green hydrogen production in Morocco using mixed renewable sources", published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

Morocco is a serious competitor in the green hydrogen production market, with a cost lower than $2.54 per kilogram, the study points out, specifying that the city of Dakhla is the best place for green hydrogen production in the kingdom, after tests carried out on several hybrid systems (solar and wind) in various sites of the kingdom.

According to the study, green hydrogen can be obtained through electrolysis, a method used to separate hydrogen from oxygen to extract hydrogen from water. Thus, the combination of photovoltaic panels and wind turbines could help Morocco produce low-cost hydrogen in Dakhla (0.12 to 0.35% of net costs in the city).

According to the World Energy Council, Morocco is one of the six countries in the world with a high capacity for green hydrogen and its derivatives production, and could meet 4% of global demand by 2030. In this perspective, Morocco should move from the status of importer to that of energy exporter.