Green Solar Energy Expansions

OCP Group has commissioned the first phase of a photovoltaic programme delivering 202 MWp of installed capacity across multiple Moroccan sites, including Benguerir, Khouribga, and Youssoufia. The phase comprises several utility‑scale PV plants intended to supply a portion of the electricity demand for OCP’s mining and phosphate‑processing operations. Reported project costs for the initial phase are in the range of 1.8 billion Moroccan dirhams (approximately €165 million). The installations were developed in partnership with national energy agencies and contractors and include provisions for future integration with battery energy storage to improve supply stability and manage intermittency.

OCP frames the expansion as an early milestone in a staged industrial decarbonization strategy that targets increased on‑site renewable generation ahead of its 2027 green‑electricity objectives and longer‑term carbon‑neutrality ambitions for 2040. Subsequent phases are planned to add capacity and storage, with the programme’s effectiveness to be assessed by the share of OCP’s electricity consumption displaced by solar output and by operational gains from storage and grid‑management systems. The rollout combines corporate sustainability goals with industrial energy‑security aims and will be refined based on operational performance and further project development.

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