This is unprecedented. The Moroccan government will release 22.5 billion Moroccan dirhams (€2 billion) over five years to develop electric mobility. The announcement was made by the National Investment Commission at the end of its second meeting, held recently in Rabat. According to the team led by Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, which examined a total of 19 projects, particularly in the mining and agri-food sectors, the aim is to set up a low-pollution transport system in urban centres.

The initiative, which targets the Moroccan capital and major cities such as Casablanca, Tangiers, Agadir and Marrakech, is expected to create 4,548 direct and green jobs. Moroccan ministers Ryad Mezzour (Industry and Trade), Abdellatif Miraoui (Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation) and Mohamed Abdeljalil (Transport and Logistics) will see to that.

The Moroccan authorities intend to boost the development of renewable energies and set up factories for the local manufacture of electric vehicles and batteries. This rush towards ecomobility is all the more understandable given that Morocco is aiming to reduce its CO₂ emissions by 13% by 2030, as part of the Paris Climate Agreement.

To achieve this, the North African country has launched a series of projects, including the creation of the Intersectoral Professional Association for Electric Mobility (APIME) in the first half of 2023 and, since 2022, the preparation of the National Plan for Electric Mobility. The document is being drawn up by Morocco’s National Water and Electricity Company (ONEE) in conjunction with other platforms such as the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP).

Benoit-Ivan Wansi