
Morocco Emerges as Top Contender in Global Renewable Energy Rankings
Morocco is positioning itself as a global leader in renewable energy. At least, that’s what the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) think tank claims.

Morocco is positioning itself as a global leader in renewable energy. At least, that’s what the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) think tank claims.

Morocco is the world number one in renewable energy according to the latest ranking of the biannual RECAI (Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index) report.

8th in the previous edition, Morocco ranks 7th in the 2023 edition of the Climate Change Performance Index ranking, thus gaining one place. It is therefore among the 10 most performing countries.

Through the Moroccan National Office of Hydrocarbons (ONHYM), Morocco has invested 275 million dirhams (25 million euros) in oil exploration between January and September.

The renewable energy sector, which is booming in Morocco, is attracting the interest of Spanish companies, about ten of which will travel to the kingdom next week, notably to Rabat and Casablanca, to deepen their knowledge of the sector and exchange with public and private actors.

Morocco aims to achieve energy self-sufficiency through the production of renewable energies by 2030 and to sell the surplus energy to Europe, which is looking for new partners.

Executive Director of the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP), Hanane Mourchid puts her experiences and expertise at the service of sustainable development. She makes environmental protection her battle horse and intends to make her Moroccan fertilizer company carbon neutral by 2040.

Morocco will provide solar and wind power to the United Kingdom via an underwater cable as part of the "Xlinks" project, which should ultimately impact 7 million British families.

Since the normalization of their relations, Morocco and Israel are working to develop their economic cooperation. Israeli companies operating in the field of renewable energies want to conquer the Moroccan market but also markets in the Middle East.

The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) is working to strengthen its cooperation in the field of renewable energies. In this sense, it has recently signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with respectively the Korean Institute of Energy Research (KIER) and the Indian electricity and gas producer NTPC.

Morocco aims to become a "destination for renewable energies". In this sense, a trifling $5.2 billion has been injected into solar energy projects in the sector.

The British company Xlinks in charge of the construction of a submarine cable connecting Morocco to the United Kingdom has appointed WSP, one of the world’s largest professional engineering consulting firms, to provide advisory services as part of a £1 billion tender process for the purchase of four electrical conversion stations.