A memorandum of understanding between Morocco and Mauritania was signed this Thursday in Rabat, with a view to expanding the bilateral partnership in the electricity and renewable energy sectors and intensifying the exchange of expertise in electrical safety.
Signed by the Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, and her Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Ould Khaled, this protocol concerns the implementation of projects intended to electrify rural areas, to promote initiatives in favor of energy clean, as well as to harmonize electrical standards between the two countries.
It also provides for the exchange of expertise, technologies and best practices in network management and energy security, as well as the strengthening of human skills through joint training programs.
The agreement is part of the ambition to contribute to energy security, the diversification of supply sources and the examination of the establishment of an electrical interconnection project, making it possible to stabilize the networks and to improve electricity supply.
On this occasion, Benali stressed that the signing of this memorandum of understanding marks the start of a new phase of cooperation between the two ministries, but also between public and private sector institutions in Mauritania and Morocco, in the sectors keys to renewable energies, green hydrogen and sustainable development.
The two neighboring countries are full of assets and potential likely to encourage the development of numerous projects capable of promoting sustainable economic and social development, and consolidating regional integration between the European and African continents, with all that ensues. in terms of strengthening Africa’s positioning in the global economy, she told the press.
-The Mauritanian minister, for his part, affirmed that the agreement highlights the privileged fraternal relations between Mauritania and Morocco, noting that the common objective is to raise bilateral relations to the level of the aspirations of the heads of state of the two countries. , King Mohammed VI and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani.
Ould Khaled, on a working visit to the Kingdom, in this context highlighted the enormous potential available to the two countries, allowing them to position themselves as leaders in the field of renewable energies and electricity.
Discussions between the two parties also addressed major strategic projects such as the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline as well as those of renewable energies, particularly in the green hydrogen sector. The two ministers, in this regard, affirmed that bilateral relations find their foundation in a common vision oriented towards sustainable development and the promotion of Africa’s place, as a continent with exceptional potential for growth and prosperity.
The working visit of the Mauritanian minister is part of the dynamic of consultation and coordination between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, with the objective of intensifying bilateral relations and developing them in accordance with the High Guidelines of King Mohammed VI and the Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani.
The event brought together several officials from the two countries, including the Director General of the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), the CEO of the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN), the general secretaries of the Energy Transition and Sustainable Development departments, and the general director of electricity and renewable energies in Mauritania.
