The World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, in partnership with the International Finance Corporation, conducted an analysis on emerging offshore wind markets. The report of this study reveals that Morocco abounds with offshore wind potential.
The Moroccan School of Engineering Sciences (EMSI) won three medals at the International Invention Fair (AsianInvest), held remotely on May 14 in Singapore. Good news for Morocco which, despite the confinement measures and the resulting stress, was able to come out on top.
The objectives set by Morocco in terms of renewable energies should be met within the allotted time. This is what a study carried out by the Policy Center for the New South, entitled "Renewable Energies in Morocco: a model for Africa and emerging economies", indicates.
According to an economic study conducted by the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), the renewable energy sector in Morocco, Egypt, and Jordan represents 1% of total employment.
The wind turbine blades, produced in Morocco, will be transported by road for the first time to be delivered to the construction site of the Midelt wind farm.
The financing of the 1st phase of the Taza wind farm project has been completed by the stakeholders. Its commissioning is scheduled for the end of 2021.
The American group UPC Renewables is leaving Morocco. The reason for this departure is technical and financial difficulties, resulting in the abandonment of its two wind farm projects in Dakhla and Laâyoune.
The public and private stakeholders of the mega-project of a wind-powered desalination unit for irrigation in Dakhla are working to launch the work.
Morocco’s investment in renewable energy is a successful endeavor that is attracting attention. In this regard, the Kingdom has managed to meet the COP 25 objectives, unlike certain major nations, notably France.
A wind farm with a capacity of 300 MW will soon be built in Boujdour. The signing of the contracts for the implementation of this project took place between the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) and a group of companies (Integrated Wind Project 850 MW).
Since 2017, the Siemens Gamesa group has had a factory in Tangier for the manufacture of wind turbine blades, "100% made in Morocco". The group now has a record order book of 23.6 billion euros in the first half of its fiscal year, according to a press release. This augurs well for the group, which, moreover, will have earned 67 million euros in profits, on a turnover of 4.65 billion euros for the same period.