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French water and waste management company Suez secured agreements to establish four water and waste treatment plants in Morocco during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the country, according to a press release published last week.
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#1- Waste treatment: Suez, Morocco’s Somagec, and Jet Contractors partnered with Etablissement de Coopération Intercommunale to construct and operate the Oum Azza waste treatment and recovery center in the Rabat region. The facility will treat around 53% of the annual 850k tons of waste it receives and focus on producing biogas. Suez was also awarded a USD 120 mn contract for the waste treatment and recovery plant in Kenitra. The 20-year contract includes building a factory that will also focus on biogas production.
#2- Water management: The company also signed an MoU with Morocco’s Safari Group to create a joint venture for water network management solutions. It also partnered with the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation, and Research (MAScIR) and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University to research organic matter treatment and recovery and extended its efforts to the area of seawater desalination.
Suez is already active in Morocco: The company partnered with MAScIR in March to pursue innovative solutions for waste management and recovery. It also sold Casablanca-based utility firm Lydec to French waste and water management company Veolia as part of their EUR 13 bn merger in 2022.
ALSO- Synthetic fuel is on the list: France’s MGH Energy plans to invest some USD 5 bn in a green hydrogen-based synthetic fuel project in southern Morocco, the company’s Morocco director told Asharq last week. The project, named Janassim, aims to produce synthetic fuel using green hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide. It will include 2.2 GW of wind and solar energy with a capacity of 500k tons of e-methanol and e-jet annually, with 40% of the infrastructure potentially manufactured locally. Construction is set to begin in 2027 with commercial operations aimed for a 2030 start. The production will be earmarked for local supply and exports.
MEANWHILE- Brazilian companies are also making moves in Morocco: Brazilian aerospace company Embraer signed an MoU with Morocco’s government to partner on joint projects, according to a statement published last week. The agreement will focus on research and technology, particularly in decarbonizing the industry, clean mobility, and sustainable aviation fuels.
