Nexans Maroc inaugurates 3.9 MW Photovoltaic Rooftop at its Mohammedia Plant

Nexans Group inaugurated Wednesday its photovoltaic power plant in Mohammedia, near Casablanca.

The plant, which covers an area of 12,166 square meters, is equipped with 4,640 photovoltaic panels that will produce over 3,927 megawatts of electricity annually, covering nearly 19% of the Nexans plant’s annual electricity needs and reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by over 2,850 tons per year.

Morocco’s Minister of Industry and Trade Ryad Mezzour who inaugurated the plant along with Nexans CEO Christopher Guerin, said that Nexans Group’s strategy is in line with Morocco’s objectives to develop a clean low-carbon, and eco-responsible industry.

Morocco has been a pioneer in the development and use of renewable energies, which today present an alternative thanks to which industrialists can both strengthen their competitiveness, reduce their energy bill and contribute to mitigating the impact of climate change, Mezzour said.

“The energy transition is now becoming an industrial imperative that must be understood as an opportunity to be seized”.

Nexans’ CEO Christopher Guérin also expressed satisfaction with the inauguration of the new plant, emphasizing that the plant reflects the solid 75-year-old ties between Nexans and Morocco and paves the way for a common roadmap in terms of sustainable electrification, in particular through ambitious investment projects.

He added that the Mohammedia factory is “at the heart of one of the most efficient business units of our group,” which has made the climate emergency a priority with a firm commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 4.2% per year by 2030.

For her part, the Managing Director of Nexans for North and West Africa, Selma Alami, underlined the importance of the context in which this inauguration takes place. “Morocco is moving up a gear in the development of renewable energies, in order to guarantee its energy security while positioning itself as one of the most attractive world destinations in terms of green industrialization”.

“Building on its historical legitimacy and driven by the industrial ambitions of the Kingdom, Nexans aims to accelerate its positive development in the value chain, while continuing to provide innovative solutions to its partners,” she added.

Recently, King Mohammed VI instructed the government to boost Morocco’s renewable energy projects and to speed up the process of the three Noor Midelt solar energy projects so that Morocco reaches the targeted 52% of electricity production through renewable energy.