Ambassador to South Africa: Morocco committed to climate issues for sustainable development model
Morocco has long been committed to climate issues, with the ambition to build a sustainable development model and contribute to international and continental climate action, the Moroccan ambassador to South Africa, Youssef Amrani, said Wednesday in Cape Town (1,470 km from Pretoria).
Speaking at a panel on Innovation, organized as part of the Green Economy Summit in Africa, Amrani said that a national strategy to development renewable energy has been implemented by Morocco for more than a decade, including the Noor solar power plants, the largest concentrated solar power plant in the world, is both an engineering marvel and a source of inspiration for millions of people in Africa and around the world and which places the Kingdom as a pioneer in this field.
Indeed, Morocco has an exceptional potential in renewable energy which, combined with the expertise and innovation capabilities it has developed, will give an impetus to the development of a profitable and innovative green economic ecosystem, strengthen energy security and create new opportunities for employment and integration for youth, he said.
The Moroccan diplomat noted that thanks to the enlightened vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, “Morocco has become a net exporter of electricity over the past two years.”
More recently, he added, the OCP Group has set its sights on the production of green hydrogen and ammonia, which are needed for fertilizer. “This is an investment of 13 billion dollars for Morocco that will create 25,000 direct and indirect jobs, support 600 Moroccan industrial companies and achieve a local integration rate of 70%,” he said.
