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Rabat – Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and EDF Renewables Morocco have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aiming to further develop the fields of education and research and development together.
The MoU aims to strengthen the collaboration between UM6P and EDF, which was established a year ago in the field of education, and expand it to R&D in the mining and the chemical industries.
Modest Kwapinski, Managing Director of EDF Renouvelables Maroc, said, “The memorandum of understanding with UM6P is set to be a real win-win partnership, allowing us to continue cooperating in several areas, in this case education and R&D.”
EDF Business Development director Amine Bouchama said the MoU reaffirms the company’s commitment to supporting UM6P students in developing new skills.
“The idea is to supervise the implementation of a recruitment process for trainees who are at the end of their studies at UM6P,” he added.
Mohamed Bousseta, Director of the UM6P’s “Innovate For Industry” program, said that the agreement is marked by a context of strong acceleration of Morocco’s green energy transition, as well as the increased use of green hydrogen and its derivatives.
“Thanks to this new framework, UM6P and EDF Renouvelables will take advantage of their strengths in order to empower this promising collaboration in these various fields, in particular renewable energies, with the aim of strengthening competitiveness in photovoltaic production and wind turbines,” he said.
Both entities have been at the forefront of Morocco’s green energy transition, with UM6P using its research resources and personnel, and collaborating with organizations such as OCP to explore new solutions such as green hydrogen and green buildings.
As for EDF, the company has been involved with several of Morocco’s renewable projects. In July, the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) announced alongside EDF financial plans to repower the Nassim Koudia Al Baida wind farm near Tangier in northern Morocco.
The North African country has an ambitious green energy program with a view to generating 52% of its electricity through renewable means by the year 2030.
