10 Most Impressive Mega Projects In Morocco
morocco the sixth biggest economy in africa and africa's leading tourism destination morocco is
home to one of the biggest construction industry on the continent the north african country is
constructing several mega-projects worth billions of dollars with 34 of these projects being in the
oil and gas sector 22 in urban construction and 17 in industrial sector as a gateway for exports to
the united states africa and europe morocco plays an important role in providing opportunities for
international projects and collaboration the moroccan government has pursued privatization
and economic reforms to ensure that the country has an open diverse market economy
morocco's economy key sectors include agriculture aerospace phosphates tourism textiles and apparel
to foster its role as a continental and international economic crossroads
improve the country's business environment providing affordable houses strengthening its
position as africa's leading tourism destination morocco is undertaking several mega projects
in this video we are going to look at the 10 most impressive mega projects in morocco please do not
forget to like and sharing this video with your friends and family number 10 muhammad vi tower
a consortium of two belgian companies the six and six construct are building the muhammad the
sixth tower which upon completion it will be one of the tallest buildings in africa
the 250 meter high muhammad the sixth tower is designed to be visible from
a distance of 31 miles all round with a total area of 102 800 square meters
the building consists of a tower set on a podium that resembles a rocket on its launch pad
inside the 55 storeys contain a luxury hotel offices high-end apartments and even a viewing
terrace at the top all accessible via a total of 40 lifts 23 in the tower and 17 in the podium
built in with strong materials and complex architectural technology the structure can
withstand not only the usual elements such as strong winds or seismic events but also flooding
number 9 vessel casablanca port a highly ambitious development program is currently
underway in casablanca's port district casablanca port focal point of the city's waterfront
and the main gateway for cruise passengers in morocco's biggest city the project involves the
redevelopment of a maritime and port territory to make it more appealing and attractive
the aim is to address the needs not just of the local population but also visitors and tourists
by creating a leisure and events hub this will be achieved by reconfiguring the space available
ensuring that the architectural approach is both well landscaped and of high aesthetic quality
and putting in place recreational and leisure functions to make the port space more pleasant
to use and ensuring that morocco's economic capital rivals the world's greatest metropolis
run on a public-private partnership basis the project seeks to improve the living
conditions of the local population improve region-wide mobility promote the region's
economic attractiveness as well as the business climate the project comes at a cost of 730 million
number 8 tangier tech city in march 2017 the king of morocco mohammed the six-launched tangier tech
city tangier tech city also known as mohammed the six tangier city is a smart city project which is
being constructed in tangier city in three phases covering between 200 to 2000 hectares in morocco
work has already started to connect the city to roads electricity water and rail
the government of morocco will grant tax incentives to companies operating in the
city to encourage investment the tech city will also benefit from its tanker med port which is
currently being expanded to enhance trade located 15 kilometers 9 miles away from europe the city
will be the gateway to europe over the course of 10 years the city is projected to generate
investments of about 10 billion creating some 100 000 new jobs at which 90 000 of the jobs
will be accessible to the locals while 10 000 jobs will be available for expatriates
a chinese group is helping to finance the project estimated to cost 1 billion dollars and nearly 200
chinese companies operating in the automotive aerospace textile electronics and machine tool
sectors have already shown interest in setting up their offices in this number 7 decla blockchain
wind farm morocco is set to be home to a 900 megawatts wind power plant in dakla approximately
600 kilometers 1 000 miles from casablanca the project is implemented on a 37 000 acre site that
has wind speeds of 22 miles per hour by am wind which is an affiliate of based altus aeg a company
that offers wind energy solar and photovoltaic biomass water and waste management solutions
the power plant is expected to generate more than 400 highly skilled jobs providing clean
safe and sustainable energy solution to the residents of the city of dakla
the total cost of the project stands at 2.4 billion number six port saset mega solar project
quartzos at solar power station also called nor power station is a solar power complex
and auxiliary diesel fuel system located in the dratofilo region in morocco 10 kilometers 6.2
miles from port sausset town consisting of four linked solar mega plants at 510 megawatts it is
the world's largest concentrated solar power plant an additional 72 megawatts is set to be added once
the entire project is complete making the plant to be able to produce 582 megawatts at its peak
providing over 1 000 construction jobs and 60 permanent jobs during
the operation and maintenance phase the project was developed by saudi and spanish contractors
and once fully complete it is expected to cost over 2.5 billion the africa development bank
the world bank and the european investment bank are the main financers of the project
number 5 mayor renewable energy city announced in 2016 morocco is investing 2.5 billion
over seven years to build a brand new carbon-free city that will rely 100 on renewable energy
the massive construction project is being overlooked by muhammad darwish
spanning over 400 hectares and with up to five miles of coastal landscape it utilizes wind sun
and hydro power to meet its energy requirements some of the facilities included in the city are
teaching hospitals a golf course a shopping mall tourist facilities and two mile cornish lined with
shops and restaurants the project is going to accommodate 2000 housing units after completion
number 4 casablanca finance city casablanca finance city cfc
is an african financial and business center committed to the continent's future cfc is
uniquely located and equipped to connect with other business hubs and markets around the world
it seeks to attract and encourage international institutions and investors interested in investing
in africa to choose casablanca as a gateway to access this region the city intends to build
an all-encompassing ecosystem evolving around three business categories financial companies
professional services providers and regional or international headquarters of multinationals
cfc provides a stable environment localized expertise and a support network to access africa's
opportunity while mitigating its complexities located on the site of the old city airport
the cfc was launched with an aim of making the city a gateway to africa and to take advantage
of its political and geographical proximity to europe 200 companies in sectors such as telecoms
infrastructure and transportation have already signed up to join the financial hub
the project aims at making casablanca africa's leading financial center
number three sustainable city the first phase of zenata ecological city was completed in 2020
with 2000 residential units put on sale located of the coast of the atlantic ocean in the city of
casablanca in an area of 1830 hectares with three miles coastline of which 470 hectares
are reserved for green spaces water retention basins for the wet season promoting groundwater
recharge and deforestation of the site the construction of the project began in 2016
and it is expected to be complete in 10 years time the city is intended to serve the city's
working class as well as improving the city's housing infrastructure the project is being
financed by the french development agency the european investment bank and the european union
number two morocco to uk under sea tunnel the british company's lynx is planning to develop
a solar and wind power complex in the moroccan desert with an aim to produce 10.5 gigawatts of
electricity that will be evacuated to the uk via 3800 kilometers 2361 miles undersea cable
the british company's links will install a seven gigawatt solar photovoltaic complex in
the sahara desert in morocco the installation will be linked to a five gigawatt slash 20
gigawatt hours storage system this will be the largest electricity storage system
installed on the african continent also in morocco zlinx plans to build a 3.5 gigawatts wind farm
the electricity produced by the solar and wind farms will be transmitted via the undersea cable
from morocco to the uk passing through spain portugal and france to the uk electricity grid
from alvardisca in devon and pembroke in wales according to the company's ceo mr simon moorish
negotiations with three submarine cable manufacturers have already began the undersea
cable has the capacity to transfer 1.8 gigawatts of electricity capable of feeding 26 terawatts
of electricity into the uk grid each year the total cost of the project is 25 billion dollars
number one nigeria morocco trans-africa gas pipeline the kingdom of morocco and federal
republic of nigeria have announced that they will jointly develop a new regional gas pipeline
connecting the two countries bringing the resources of nigeria to morocco to its
neighbors and europe plans for the construction of the pipeline were first announced in 2016
and in 2017 feasibility studies began the pipeline is an extension of the existing west africa gas
pipeline which connects nigeria to benin togo and ghana the 5660 kilometer 3005 miles long
offshore gas pipeline runs from nigeria to every coastal country in west africa namely benin togo
ghana cote d'ivoire liberia sierra leone guinea guinea basau gambia senegal and mauritania to
tangiers in morocco and morocco will export the gas to cottas in spain the pipeline will take 25
years to construct and it is expected to improve access to energy across west africa strengthen
energy exports to europe spur industrialization in west africa as well as creating new opportunities
between businesses in morocco and nigeria the total cost of the project is 25 billion
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