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Ouarzazate Noor Solar Power Plants I, II, III
PRESENTATION
This report poses a simple question with far-reaching implications: Will Morocco, over the next decade, actually become a viable location for a foreign company to develop large-scale solar and battery projects? It is written for a European renewable energy developer that is considering entering the market and requires forward-looking political risk analysis specifically focused on the solar and storage value chain, rather than a general country profile.
The focus is deliberately narrow. The report examines how Morocco’s energy and climate diary, power-sector reforms, and institutional practices on the ground shape the risk–return balance for solar and storage investments. Particular attention is paid to the “friction points” that determine whether projects move forward or stall: permitting and bureaucracy, grid capacity and connection, land access and local reaction, the availability and cost of funding, and Morocco’s attempt to position itself as an energy bridge between Africa and Europe.
From an analytical perspective, the report combines country and sector analysis with forward-looking tools used in political risk assessment. It employs a SWOT analysis and develops three sets of scenarios for the evolution of the Moroccan solar and storage market between now and 2035, identifying the most plausible outcome and the conditions under which it could change. The goal is not to recommend policies, but to provide decision-makers with clear, informed assessments of the key opportunities and risks they would face by investing capital in Morocco’s renewable energy sector.