TotalEnergies and EREN Group JV plan to build 1 GW onshore solar and wind power project in Morocco
It will help produce green hydrogen through desalinated water which will then be used to produce green ammonia for the European market
A.P. Møller Capital and CIP are backing the Chbika project located in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region
Some of the big names from the global renewable energy industry have joined hands for a 1 GW onshore solar and wind power project in Morocco to generate green hydrogen and 200,000 tons/year of green ammonia for the European market.
Blessed by the governments of Morocco and France, TotalEnergies and EREN Group joint venture (JV) TE H2 is being supported by Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Energy Transition Fund. Another Danish entity A.P. Møller Capital is also part of the consortium through its Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund.
The Preliminary Contract for Land Reservation signed between these organizations will initiate pre-FEED studies for the Chbika project. It will be located near the Atlantic coast in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region.
Solar and wind electricity will power the production of green hydrogen through the electrolysis of desalinated seawater. The 200,000 tons/year of green ammonia thus produced through this green hydrogen will constitute phase I of what the partners aim to become a ‘world-scale green hydrogen production hub.’
While TEH2 and CIP will undertake the development of renewable energy production, A.P. Møller Capital will develop the port and the associated infrastructure.
“This agreement is part of our strategy to develop production in countries with the most competitive renewable resources, such as Morocco,” said TotalEnergies’ Chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné. “Thanks to its geographical proximity and the quality of its wind and solar resources, Morocco indeed has the best assets to become a major partner for Europe in achieving the goals of the Green Deal, and TotalEnergies aims to contribute to this ambition.”
This is another big green hydrogen project planned for Morocco with an eye on exports to Europe. Abu Dhabi’s Taqa and UK’s Octopus Energy are already working on a much larger Xlinks project that targets 3.6 GW of clean energy supply to Europe from 10.5 GW of planned solar, wind and storage facility in Morocco (see 10.5 GW African-European RE Project Moves Forward).
Rystad Energy believes Europe is likely to have 73% of its electricity come from clean energy sources by 2035, including 24 GW supplied by North Africa through subsea interconnectors out of over 350 GW of solar PV and onshore wind projects at various stages of development in North Africa (see Europe May Source Up To 24 GW Clean Energy From North Africa).
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