RABAT (MOROCCO) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The green hydrogen sector is expected to generate around 300,000 direct jobs by 2030, representing 10% of the Kingdom’s employment needs. This was declared by the Minister of Economic Inclusion, Younes Sekkouri, following the opening of the 4th edition of the “World Power-to-X Summit” in Marrakech.
Sekkouri underlined that the development of the green hydrogen and renewable energy sector, in general, constitutes an important lever for the national economy, specifying that this sector is not only promising in terms of direct job creation, but offers also a strong potential for the creation of indirect and induced jobs. The Minister remarked that the investors have a crucial role to play in this process, explaining that investments are essential to achieve these ambitious objectives.
“The government is fully committed to supporting this dynamic, in particular by making one million hectares of land available for projects in this sector,” he said, while recalling that strategic partnerships with private actors will also be encouraged to maximize the impact of these investments.?The Minister also spoke about the new roadmap, which will be integrated into the next law and which will introduce specific measures aimed at promoting employment in the green hydrogen sector, explaining that these measures will include tax incentives, direct subsidies and initiatives to encourage innovation and research in this sector.?”The adaptation of the training offer is also a priority to ensure a qualified workforce, and that three high-level specialized training institutes are already operational, in Oujda, Ouarzazate and Tangier, to provide training to technicians and engineers in the field of renewable energy, especially solar, wind and energy efficiency,” he said.
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