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© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

The world’s attention is currently focused on the energy transition to sustainable energy. The drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit global warming, energy security, and the generalization of access to energy have contributed to the adoption of the Moroccan Energy Strategy, with a strong focus on renewable energy (RE). Morocco is notoriously poor in conventional primary fossil energy resources, with energy dependence on the order of 90%. In addition, the energy crisis that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical conflicts, compounded with steady increase in demand, has heavily affected the security and stability of the country’s energy situation. The transition to RE by strongly engaging in the implementation of several solar, wind, and hydro energy projects has made the country the leader in RE in Africa. These projects benefit from the country’s excellent solar and wind energy potential. As a consequence, by 2030, the share of RE in the installed capacity is expected to reach 52%. An overview of the current situation of RE (particularly solar energy) in Morocco is provided, including the potentials, obstacles, challenges, and future perspectives. Thanks to its high solar potential, it is predictable that Morocco’s effort will be focused on this field: the Erasmus plus INNOMED project is a virtuous example of international cooperation, aiming at promoting solar energy through capacity building and the creation of solar energy networks, in synergy with EU Partners.

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Title
Solar Energy Resource and Power Generation in Morocco: Current Situation, Potential, and Future Perspective
Author
Benbba, Rania 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Barhdadi, Majd 2 ; Ficarella, Antonio 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Manente, Giovanni 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Romano, Maria Pia 3 ; Nizar El Hachemi 2 ; Barhdadi, Abdelfettah 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Al-Salaymeh, Ahmed 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Outzourhit, Abdelkader 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Laboratory of Materials Energy and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech 40000, Morocco; [email protected] 
 Modeling and Decision Support Systems Team, Mohammadia School of Engineers, Mohammed V University, Rabat 10000, Morocco; [email protected] (M.B.); [email protected] (N.E.H.) 
 Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; [email protected] (A.F.); [email protected] (G.M.); [email protected] (M.P.R.) 
 Semiconductors Physics and Solar Energy Team, Energy Research Centre, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Mohammed V University, Rabat 10000, Morocco; [email protected] 
 Mechanical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan; [email protected] 
First page
140
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20799276
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3120800978
Copyright
© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.