Several international companies are eyeing Morocco’s vast solar and wind resources to produce and export energy. The new investment could boost Morocco’s economy and labour market. But what is it like to try to start an energy industry from scratch – and who is the energy really for? The FT’s Rachel Millard explores the opportunities and tensions in Morocco’s emerging energy future.
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00:00 Introduction
00:57 An exciting investment destination
04:17 Starting an energy industry from scratch
05:15 Water scarcity and desalination
07:05 Green ammonia and green hydrogen
09:10 The promise of new jobs
11:23 A just transition?
13:45 Questions over huge hydrogen projects
15:26 Exporting energy to Europe via underwater cables
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