The German-Moroccan Energy Partnership PAREMA

We support high-level political dialogue, participation and exchanges between public and private players, we work to support Morocco's energy transition, communicate on it and the German Energiewende.

Illustration of the Political Dialogue between Morocco and Germany

UPCOMING EVENT: World Power-to-X Summit, Marrakesh

PAREMA is proud to announce that a German B2B side event, co-organized by the GIZ, AHK and the German Embassy, will be taking place at the World Power-to-X Summit in Marrakesh on October 8 and 9, 2024. PAREMA would like to thank IRESEN for the invitation.

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Milestones of the German-Moroccan energy cooperation

2012: Creation of the Moroccan-German Energy Partnership (PAREMA)

Under the double objective to guarantee security of energy supply and environmental protection, the agreement prioritised cooperation on renewable energy at public and private levels, in particular by the establishment of stable framework conditions for sustainable energy policies, capacity building and institutional strengthening, as well as strategies for the successful development and implementation of Moroccan wind and solar plans.

Moroccan Minister for Energy, Mines, Water and the Environment Fouad Douiri (right), and former German federal Minister for the Economy and Technology Philipp Rösler (left) signing the written declaration.

Former German Minister of Economy and Energy Gabriel (left) and Moroccan Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment Abdelkader Amara (right)

2016: Joint commitment to a sustainable, renewable energy future by 2050.

Agreement to “work together to ensure a sustainable energy future, essentially renewable, by 2050” and to focus the German-Moroccan cooperation on the development of new electricity sources, in particular renewable energy sources, power grid interconnection and grid extension, grid stability and integration of electricity markets, involvement of economic players, and energy eﬃciency enhancement.

2020: Establishment of a German-Moroccan "Alliance for the development of the Power-to-X sector"

including a reference plant for the production of green hydrogen with an electrolysis capacity of around 100 MW, set up by MASEN (Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy) with financial support from KfW.

2022: Strengthening of Moroccan-German relations

with green energy and hydrogen as key areas of cooperation, as part of a joint declaration by the two foreign ministers.

There are few countries in the world that have developed an energy policy as precise and clear as Morocco.

Sigmar Gabriel, former Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany

What can we do for you?

FACILITATE POLITICAL DIALOGUE

The Energy and Climate Partnership between Germany and the UAE supports highlevel intergovernmental dialogue on energy solutions. We prepare and facilitate high-level meetings and organize the exchange between relevant institutions.

PROMOTE BEST-PRACTICE EXCHANGE

We build bridges between both countries. We bring together government officials on the working level from both sides to share their lessons-learnt.

SUPPORT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

We build bridges between politics and business, facilitate access to decision-makers and help you make your position being heard in the partnership countries.