An international consortium, composed of American Ortus, Spanish Acciona and German Nordex, has signed an agreement with the Moroccan government on the land site designed for hosting a $4.5 billion ammonia production project in Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune.
According to Arabic “Asharq Business” online news platform, the agreement was signed Thursday in Rabat in presence of Head of Govt. Aziz Akhannouch, ministers and representatives of ORNX consortium and deputy head of mission at U.S. embassy in Rabat.
ORNX has been selected to develop a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia project in southern Morocco as part of the national “Offre Maroc” hydrogen program. The project aims to deliver export-grade green ammonia to international markets using renewable electricity generated exclusively on-site.
The ORNX project intends the development of major wind and solar-powered green hydrogen and ammonia production facilities in Laayoune, Dakhla and Boujdour.
According to press reports, Head of Govt. Aziz Akhannouch has received lately delegates of the companies that were selected by the “Morocco Offer” committee. These are the ORNX consortium, UAE-based Taqa & Spain-based Cepsa, Moroccan energy company Naerva, Saudi Arabia’s Acwa power and two China-based companies (UEG and China Three Gorges Corporation)
These consortiums pledged to invest $30 billion in six large-scale green hydrogen projects. Morocco offers incentives including, land plots, financial assistance for building shared infrastructure (including new ports), investment and tax breaks.
