Casablanca has a new clean energy centre that brings together scientists, engineers and industry to work on Morocco’s green hydrogen plans. Morocco has launched a Clean Hydrogen Centre of Excellence at the Ecole Hassania des Travaux Publics (EHTP). The opening ceremony was led by Equipment and Water Minister Nizar Baraka, with officials, researchers and international partners present.
The project is a partnership between EHTP, China’s Jiangsu Guofu Hydrogen Energy Equipment and the African joint venture Go For Hydrogen Africa. It is designed to link research directly with real-world testing and industry needs.
The centre includes equipment that produces hydrogen using solar power, along with storage systems. It will be used as a test site where new technology can be tried out before being used on a larger scale.
It will also train engineers and support research into clean energy. The goal is to help universities and companies work more closely together.
Mr Baraka said the project fits Morocco’s long-term plan under King Mohammed VI to strengthen energy independence and move towards cleaner energy.
He said Morocco is well placed for this work because of its solar and wind resources, its location between continents and its growing infrastructure.
Four agreements were also signed during the launch to support cooperation between research and industry, and to help develop local production of hydrogen equipment like storage systems and refuelling stations.
Guofu Hydrogen has already won contracts worth about 6.2 million dollars to supply hydrogen systems in Morocco and China, showing there is also a business side to the project.
The centre could become a model for other African countries looking to develop green hydrogen. Morocco is expected to need large-scale hydrogen production capacity in the future to meet its energy goals. The aim is to make Morocco a key hub linking clean energy markets between Africa, Europe and beyond.
