• Government moves forward with land allocation for selected green hydrogen projects
• Five investor groups selected for projects worth about $35 billion
• Each project may access up to 30,000 hectares in southern regions

Morocco’s head of government, Aziz Akhannouch, met on February 5 in Rabat with representatives of national and international investors whose projects were selected under the country’s “Morocco Offer” for green hydrogen. The meeting led to the signing of preliminary land reservation agreements, marking a new step toward the implementation of the selected projects.

The signed agreements cover the mobilization of public land in Morocco’s southern regions, under a contractual framework designed to regulate the use of land allocated to integrated projects spanning renewable power generation, electrolysis, and green hydrogen processing.

This step follows an announcement made in March 2025, when the Moroccan government officially confirmed the selection of five corporate consortia to develop green hydrogen projects with total planned investment estimated at 319 billion dirhams, or about $35 billion. The selected groups bring together international and domestic players, including Ortus, Acciona, Nordex, Taqa, Cepsa, and Moroccan group Nareva, with a focus on producing green ammonia and industrial fuels.

According to official information on the “Morocco Offer,” each project may be allocated up to 30,000 hectares of land. More broadly, the kingdom has identified nearly 1 million hectares for green hydrogen development, with an initial tranche of 300,000 hectares gradually being made available.

Through this initiative, Morocco aims to position itself as a future energy hub, with the capacity to export green ammonia and other derivatives to Europe and other strategic markets.

Abdoullah Diop