The protocol would accelerate the development of renewable energies in Morocco (page of the Moroccan Ministry of Energy Transition on social media)
4 ministries and 4 institutions in Morocco signed a protocol of agreement with the aim of completing the gas infrastructure development program in the country.
A statement by the Ministry of Energy Transition said - yesterday, Wednesday - that “an agreement protocol was signed between the Ministries of Interior, Economy, Finance, Equipment, Water, Energy Transition, and Sustainable Development, to launch the gas infrastructure roadmap.”
The protocol aims to enhance coordination between ministries to implement a gas infrastructure development program.
The protocol also includes 5 public institutions and companies:
National Ports Agency.
National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water.
National Office of Hydrocarbons and Minerals.
Nador West Mediterranean Company.
The National Highway Company in Morocco.
According to the statement, the protocol constitutes a continuation of Morocco’s commitment to strengthening its energy sovereignty, decarbonizing its economy, and linking it to regional and global markets.
The protocol - which extends over several years - aims to provide the Kingdom with several ports for importing liquefied natural gas, in addition to an infrastructure for storing and transporting natural gas.
The gas infrastructure development program includes:
Supporting gas pipelines that connect local gas producing basins to consumers.
Developing a terminal to import liquefied natural gas in the port of Nador in the western Mediterranean.
Construction of a new gas pipeline linking the station to the Maghreb-European pipeline (a pipeline linking Morocco and Europe).
The protocol would promote, in the long term, the acceleration of the development of renewable energies, especially what Morocco is preparing to launch a project for green hydrogen and its derivatives, according to the statement.
Morocco is accelerating its steps in order to secure its energy needs, especially since it imports 96% of consumption from external sources, coinciding with the rise in prices against the backdrop of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Morocco is working to invest more in renewable energies, as well as establishing partnerships within the framework of green hydrogen, as the country is among the top 5 producers of solar energy among Arab countries.
Last June, the Moroccan Ministry of Energy Transition and the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank signed an agreement to develop the natural gas road map, with the aim of reaching 52% of electricity production from renewable energy by 2030.
Source: Al Jazeera + Anatolia