Total Irène intends to invest 100 billion dirhams in the implementation of a hybrid project for the production of green hydrogen and ammonia with a capacity of 10 gigawatts, mainly coupled with electric wind turbines, reports the Agency Ecofin.
Following the approval of its investment by the Unified Regional Investment Commission on November 25, Total They were has already started the preparatory work.
After having mean topographical studies of the site covering an area of more than 170,000 hectares, analysis of renewable resources and initial design, the group must carry out technical-economic studies of the building, design the electrical infrastructure and establish partnerships with suppliers as part of the first phase of the operation.
The project that will take place at Guelmim-Oued Noun will enter its active phase by 2025, indicates the group’s energy leader They were, detained at 30% by the French oil giant Total Energies. As for the first production, it should be effective by 2027.
According to the report “Geopolitics of energy transformation: the hydrogen factor”, published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Morocco, Australia, Chile,Saudi Arabia and the United States is the 5 countries best positioned to become the world’s leading producers and exporters of hydrogen.
The Kingdom also aims to establish, by 2030, a local energy market of 4 terawatt hours. (TWh), as well as an export market of 10 TWh.
