When the morning light of the Sahara Desert falls on the Wadiya Industrial Zone in Tantan Province, a barren land is brewing the "breakthrough moment" of Africa's new energy industry. Recently, the signing ceremony between the Moroccan government and US funded enterprise GPM Holding was held here, and the polysilicon factory project with a total investment of 8 billion dirhams (about 861 million US dollars) was officially launched, filling a key link in the photovoltaic industry chain of this ancient continent.

As the first large-scale polycrystalline silicon production base in Africa, the project location is precisely in line with Morocco's "green growth" strategy - this place has abundant sunshine resources, stable renewable energy power supply, and is adjacent to the port for easy product export. The factory plans an annual production capacity of 30000 tons, with 100% reliance on clean energy such as solar and wind power in the production process. 85% of the products will be directly supplied to global photovoltaic module manufacturers through free trade agreements between Morocco and Europe and America, completely changing the current situation of Africa's dependence on imported silicon materials.

The project, which is expected to have a construction period of 3 years, will not only create 1500 direct jobs and over 2000 indirect jobs, but also drive the agglomeration of supporting industries such as silicon processing and equipment manufacturing. The Moroccan Minister of Industry stated at the signing ceremony that the project is the core carrier of the country's "2030 Energy Strategy" and will collaborate with domestic photovoltaic power plant projects in the future to build a complete industrial chain loop of "silicon materials components power generation".

As construction vehicles gradually enter the construction site, the industrial zone in this desert is accelerating its transformation. In the future, the green silicon materials produced here will be transported across the ocean to various parts of the world and converted into clean electricity on photovoltaic panels. With this project, Morocco will become a "key player" in the global photovoltaic industry chain from a "participant" in the African clean energy market, and write a new chapter of trans continental cooperation for the "the Belt and Road" green energy cooperation and global energy transformation.Editor/Bian Wenjun