If financed, the longest subsea HVDC cable in the world and a template for exporting African solar.
Value
$24bn
Target
2032
Bankability
10
North Africa · Capital Rabat
Morocco
The reference market for African renewables and industrial logistics: Noor CSP, Tanger Med, and an emerging green hydrogen/HVDC export thesis.
AIDI rank 3 of 5438.1m people$157bn GDP12 tracked projects
AIDI composite
0
Continental average 37.13
Explain figure
Continental average 37.13
Electricity access
0%
11.9 GW installed
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11.9 GW installed
Tracked pipeline
$0bn
139 registry projects
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139 registry projects
Annual gap
$0bn
Estimated investment requirement
Explain figure
Estimated investment requirement
AIDI trajectory 2015—2025
Commitments vs disbursement, $bn
— committed--- disbursed
Infrastructure sub-indices
Project register · 12 tracked (loading)
| Project | Sector | Value | Status | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Morocco-UK Power Link If financed, the longest subsea HVDC cable in the world and a template for exporting African solar. | HVDC export | $24bn | Feasibility | 2032 |
OCP Green Investment Programme A phosphate producer building its own grid, desalination and ammonia — the largest corporate capex programme in Africa. | Fertiliser + power | $13bn | Construction | 2027 |
Morocco Green Hydrogen Offer (Chbika) Land allocation under the Offre Maroc is the fastest hydrogen permitting regime on the continent. | Hydrogen | $11bn | Structuring | 2032 |
Kenitra-Marrakech High-Speed Rail The World Cup 2030 deadline is doing what a decade of appraisal could not. | High-speed rail | $5.4bn | Construction | 2029 |
Noor Ouarzazate Solar Complex The project that proved concentrated solar at scale in Africa — and its cost. | CSP + PV | $2.5bn | Operational | 2019 |
Tanger Med Expansion The busiest container port in Africa and the Mediterranean. The benchmark for African port productivity. | Ports | $1.4bn | Operational | 2021 |
Casablanca Desalination Plant Renewables-powered and the largest in Africa when commissioned. | Desalination | $1.3bn | Construction | 2027 |
Dakhla Atlantic Port Anchors the Atlantic Initiative offering Sahel states an ocean outlet. | Ports | $1.1bn | Construction | 2029 |
2Africa Subsea Cable The longest subsea cable ever built; encircles the continent with 46 landings. | Subsea | $1bn | Operational | 2024 |
Rabat-Casablanca Seawater Desalination Morocco is building desalination faster than any country outside the Gulf, under sustained drought. | Desalination | $0.9bn | Construction | 2027 |
Cassava / Nvidia AI Factory The first serious attempt at sovereign African AI compute capacity. | Compute | $0.7bn | Construction | 2026 |
Medusa Submarine Cable The Mediterranean rim's first open-access cable independent of the big carrier consortia. | Subsea | $0.4bn | Construction | 2026 |
A phosphate producer building its own grid, desalination and ammonia — the largest corporate capex programme in Africa.
Value
$13bn
Target
2027
Bankability
86
Land allocation under the Offre Maroc is the fastest hydrogen permitting regime on the continent.
Value
$11bn
Target
2032
Bankability
31
The World Cup 2030 deadline is doing what a decade of appraisal could not.
Value
$5.4bn
Target
2029
Bankability
81
The project that proved concentrated solar at scale in Africa — and its cost.
Value
$2.5bn
Target
2019
Bankability
99
The busiest container port in Africa and the Mediterranean. The benchmark for African port productivity.
Value
$1.4bn
Target
2021
Bankability
86
Renewables-powered and the largest in Africa when commissioned.
Value
$1.3bn
Target
2027
Bankability
80
Anchors the Atlantic Initiative offering Sahel states an ocean outlet.
Value
$1.1bn
Target
2029
Bankability
76
The longest subsea cable ever built; encircles the continent with 46 landings.
Value
$1bn
Target
2024
Bankability
85
Morocco is building desalination faster than any country outside the Gulf, under sustained drought.
Value
$0.9bn
Target
2027
Bankability
78
The first serious attempt at sovereign African AI compute capacity.
Value
$0.7bn
Target
2026
Bankability
76
The Mediterranean rim's first open-access cable independent of the big carrier consortia.
Value
$0.4bn
Target
2026
Bankability
85
Tracked value by sector, $bn
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