Morocco and Germany have entered into a climate and energy alliance, focusing on cooperation in green hydrogen—a priority for Morocco in its plans to diversify energy sources.
The alliance was signed in Berlin by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and German Development Minister Svenja Schulze.
Germany sees hydrogen as crucial for achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 and plans to meet 70% of its hydrogen demand through imports due to limited domestic land and renewable resources.
Morocco has made public its offer to foreign investors in the field of green hydrogen and dedicated, at a first stage, 300,000 hectares to integrated hydrogen production projects designed for the domestic market and exports.
“Morocco has the best conditions for the energy transition and the production of green hydrogen. Germany wants to import hydrogen,” Schulze said in a statement.
“We want to do this fairly and in partnership, so that Morocco can also drive forward its energy transition and get its fair share of the value chains of the future,” she added.
Speaking later in the day at a press conference with his German peer Annalena Baerbock, Bourita expressed Morocco’s “strong commitment” to foster closer ties with Germany as an essential European partner.
The two countries reaffirmed their will to advocate an ambitious international commitment to combat the effects of climate change, encourage actions in favor of the mitigation of these effects, and accelerate a just energy transition. They read a joint declaration at the end of Bourita’s visit to Berlin.
The visit was also a chance to highlight cooperation prospects in legal migration, women’s empowerment, education, and African development.
The German foreign minister also reiterated her country’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan as “a serious and credible effort by Morocco and as a good basis for a solution” to the Sahara issue.
During his Berlin visit, Bourita, alongside her German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, co-chaired the inaugural session of the comprehensive strategic dialogue between Morocco and Germany.
