Renewable Energy and Morocco’s New Green Industries Can Expand Women and Youth Employment through Sustainable Development
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posted on 2025-05-01, 13:54 authored by Michaël Tanchum- Morocco is a regional leader in renewable energy development, consistently ranked as one of the world’s top three most attractive markets for renewables investment, according to EY (Ernst & Young), when normalized for GDP. No other Middle East and North Africa nation places among the top 10, and Jordan is the only other Arab country in the top 25. Already at 38% in 2022, the kingdom is well on track to meet its target of reaching 52% of generation capacity from renewables in 2030.
- Morocco’s success stems from its multi-faceted green energy ecosystem that is giving rise to international renewable energy export supply chains based on production of green hydrogen, in the form of green ammonia, as well as phosphates, other minerals and metals, fertilizers, agri-food products, and electric vehicles.
- Morocco’s national strategy for sustainable development includes an explicit priority of expanding employment opportunities among women, youth, and rural populations. As rising green industrial manufacturing and green agricultural production are becoming drivers of long-term, private sector employment, a synergy is emerging between Morocco’s efforts to expand its already significant renewable energy sector and its objective of increasing the number of women and young people engaged in formal employment. Expanding job creation will require robust coordination between Morocco’s green energy and training ecosystems to overcome specific challenges facing women and youth in low-income urban and rural areas.
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Middle East InstituteCitation
Tanchum, M. (2024) Renewable Energy and Morocco’s New Green Industries Can Expand Women and Youth Employment through Sustainable Development, Policy Brief, Washington, D.C.: Middle East Institute.Series
Policy BriefVersion
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