Metacon has been awarded a contract to supply a 1 MW pressurised alkaline electrolysis plant to a major renewable energy company in Morocco. The customer is one of the largest wind power investors in Africa with around 2000 MW of renewable assets. The electrolysis plant will be built and delivered as a turnkey containerised system to the customer’s site. Total contract value is €1 820 600.
The purpose of this first pilot project is to serve as a platform for technical refinement of directly wind turbine-coupled pressurised alkaline electrolysers to wind power. It is expected to be a first step and preparation for upcoming industrial production plants for green hydrogen, e-fuels and green ammonia in Morocco.
The green hydrogen market in several North African countries is emerging and expected to grow substantially. With a significant and growing asset base in renewable electricity production. the customer has previously communicated a strategy to become a leading green hydrogen producer in Morocco and Northern Africa. A first step into hydrogen and realising this strategy has now been taken with a pilot plant for hydrogen production off-grid, linked to several connected wind turbines.
“This is hopefully the beginning of a long-term relation for realising their ambitions for large-scale production of green hydrogen, e-fuels and green ammonia in Morocco and beyond”, commented Christer Wikner, president & CEO of Metacon.
