Morocco, as a long-standing ally, is establishing itself as an essential partner for the UK in its quest to meet its climate goals, the International Business Times (IBT) wrote on Monday.
Morocco has developed its various assets to become an energy hub, all the more so as it has made significant investments in renewable energies over the past two decades, with a particular focus on developing the Kingdom’s southern provinces, according to the electronic publication dedicated to economic and geostrategic issues.
To achieve its carbon-neutral goals and keep its promise to make the UK a “clean power,” the British government, led by the Labour Party, must turn to Africa, and Morocco in particular, IBT recommends.
The story’s author, Richard Dickenson, a renewable energy entrepreneur who has worked in several regions, including the Middle East, East Africa, and China, emphasized the need for the Labour government to support Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara.
Such support should enable the British government to pursue its development objectives, particularly in the field of energy security, and to strengthen its partnerships in the highly strategic West African region, where Morocco has become a key player, he stated.
In this context, the publication highlighted the significant progress made by Morocco over the last twenty years in expanding its economic ties with African countries. According to the publication, Morocco has established itself as a “champion” of initiatives to promote trade between West Africa, the Sahel, and sub-Saharan Africa.
In support of its argument, IBT cites the example of the “ambitious” Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project, which plans to create a 7,000-km-long link passing through more than a dozen West African countries and is capable of carrying 30 billion cubic meters of gas annually.
The publication points out that other European countries have already taken the path of energy cooperation with Morocco, noting that Germany has signed a long-term cooperation agreement with the Kingdom to further develop the country’s “already remarkable green hydrogen production capacities.”
Green hydrogen and green ammonia technology, both produced using renewable energy resources such as wind and solar power, can be used to power carbon-free electricity grids, explains the publication, adding, however, that their production requires significant investment in infrastructure.
Joining in on public-private investment projects in Morocco with other EU member states would represent “one avenue for Labour to put money where its mouth is” and, at the same time, honor one of its commitments to refocus efforts on development in Africa, says IBT.
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