The wind on the west coast of the Sahara is playing a chess game in the global new energy industry. GOTION's engineering team has developed drawings on a piece of undeveloped land in the Rabat Sar é - Guenitra Free Trade Zone in Morocco. Soon, a modern industrial castle will stand here - Africa's first integrated lithium iron phosphate power battery super factory. With the official approval of a $114 million loan from the African Development Bank, this massive project with a total investment has finally moved from blueprint to reality, opening a new page in the story of China's new energy going global.

Starting with a production capacity of billions

The first phase of the project will achieve an annual production capacity of 10 gigawatt hours of battery cells and battery packs, but this is just the beginning. According to the plan, this factory will gradually expand like a snowball, ultimately forming an astonishing annual production capacity of 100 gigawatt hours. The African Development Bank not only provided a direct loan of $114 million, but also plans to leverage approximately $160 million in matching funds to inject strong momentum into project construction. Unlike a simple assembly plant, this base will cover the entire production chain from positive electrode materials, battery cells to battery packs, completely changing Africa's awkward position of only providing raw materials in the new energy industry chain.

Transforming resources into highlands

For a long time, Africa has abundant resources of lithium, cobalt, and phosphate, but due to a lack of deep processing capabilities, it can only watch as raw materials are exported at low prices and finished batteries are imported at high prices. The establishment of this super factory is precisely to bridge this' last mile '. Relying on Morocco's geographical advantage of being adjacent to Europe, as well as its mature automotive industry foundation and free trade zone policy, the country is making every effort to build an industrial hub that connects the three major markets of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. After the project is put into operation, the local industry integration rate will reach 70%, which will not only create more than 600 high skilled jobs for the local area, but also drive the upgrading and replacement of the manufacturing industry in the entire North African region.keywords:New energy information network

Sword pointing towards the heartland of Europe

For GOTION, this move can be considered a stroke of genius. Morocco faces the European continent across the sea, and the power batteries produced here can quickly enter the EU market with extremely low logistics costs, cleverly avoiding potential trade barriers. This is another landmark move by Chinese power battery companies to expand their overseas presence, following Southeast Asia and South America. With the restructuring of the global green industry chain, Morocco is expected to become a golden node connecting Europe's huge demand for new energy vehicles with Africa's abundant mineral resources, and Chinese new energy enterprises will also gain a new round of development acceleration through this.Editor/Yang Meiling