Morocco’s Offer Steering Committee Shortlists Green Hydrogen Projects for Southern Provinces

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Moroccan Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch chaired, on Thursday in Rabat, a meeting of the steering committee responsible for Morocco’s Offer in the field of green hydrogen. During this gathering, a series of projects covering the three regions of the Kingdom’s southern provinces were shortlisted. The regions concerned with these projects are Guelmin-Oued Noun, Laayoune Sakia El Hamra and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab, specifies a press release from the Head of Government’s Department, adding that these projects will be examined in greater detail with their promoters. The steering committee examined, at this meeting, the contractual framework relating to the public land base dedicated to the implementation of these projects and the mechanisms capable of optimizing its use. This examination goes in application of the High Royal Instructions aimed at speeding up the implementation of Morocco’s Offer in the field of green hydrogen with the required quality and responding to national and foreign project developers in this promising sector. This step comes after the steering committee had discussed, at its previous meeting, the methodology adopted to evaluate and select the 40 project bids submitted to the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) by Moroccan and foreign project developers, wishing to produce green hydrogen and derivatives for the domestic market, for export or for both, the press release points out. In order to ensure the successful implementation of the ‘Morocco offer’, and in application of the High Royal Guidelines, the framework investment agreements between the state and investors include clauses relating to the timetable for meetings, with a view to guaranteeing regular assessment of the progress made in implementing these projects. The meeting was attended by Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit, Economy and Finance Minister Nadia Fettah, Equipment and Water Minister Nizar Baraka and Industry and Trade Minister Riad Mezzour, in addition to the Minister Delegate in charge of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of Public Policies, Karim Zidane, and MASEN CEO Tarik Moufaddal.