Morocco renewables.
Morocco showcased the progress it has made with the development of renewable energy at the COP21 climate change conference in Paris. At the conference, Morocco pledged to increase the renewable contribution to its electricity mix to 52% by 2030. The government has already set a target of 42% of its electricity generating capacity based on renewables by 2020: 14% each from hydro, wind and solar plants.
Morocco can derive political and diplomatic benefits by projecting itself as a leading global force in developing clean energy.
It will have an even better opportunity to do so when it hosts the COP22 meeting in Marrakech in November 2016.
Morocco's renewable energy projects have been underpinned by subsidies, but these are likely to diminish as costs fall.
Depending on technology, Morocco could export electricity generated from renewables to Europe and countries in north and west Africa.
