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Can Morocco develop lithium-ion batteries?

Morocco has the natural resources to develop lithium-ion batteries, but the development of a national ecosystem to support that is much-needed. Rabat - Morocco’s recent announcement of an upcoming gigafactory for electric car batteries has made headlines in the past few days.

Does Morocco have its own lithium supply?

And Morocco may have its own domestic supply of lithium as well. Moroccan media reported in May 2022 the discovery of significant deposits of this alkali metal in the country’s disputed Sahara region near the Mauritanian border.

Do EV batteries meet climate conditions in Morocco?

The quality and safety of batteries call for the redesigning of EV batteries to meet climate conditions in Morocco. With imported batteries made in Asia, particularly China, the batteries are not fit for the hot weather in Africa, and MENA, among other regions. Read Also: Rachid Yazami Invents Method to Detect Battery Short Circuits, Save Lives

Will Morocco's Gigafactory produce EV batteries?

While Mezzour has been vague about the number of lines and total capacity of the proposed Moroccan facility, Tesla’s successful $2 billion gigafactory in Shanghai, China, was originally intended to produce 500,000 EV batteries per year. It is possible that the output of Morocco’s gigafactory will be of a comparable order of magnitude.

Will gotion's build a battery Gigafactory in Morocco?

Bold ambitions: Gotion's has the intention to build a battery gigafactory in Morocco targeting 100GWh capacity. Image via MICEPP

Is Morocco making cobalt batteries?

Yazami noted, however, that Morocco is not manufacturing “the products that contain cobalt that can be used in a battery,” which calls for the development of local production in Morocco of NMC (Nickel, Manganese, and Cobalt) and LFP (Lithium, Iron, Phosphate) batteries.