Japan donates 7.4 million dollars to Morocco to finance solar energy project

   The agreement was signed on Monday in Rabat by Morocco's Energy minister, Amina Benkhadra, and Japan's Ambassador to Morocco, Haruko Hirose.

   The donation will help financing the setting up of an electricity production plant based on a 1MW-photovoltaic cells in the southern city of Assa-Zag.

   Through this project, Morocco will have its first photovoltaic solar energy plant and the largest in Africa.

   Speaking on this occasion, Benkhadra said that Morocco and Japan have a very rich and an intense cooperation in various sectors, notably water and rural electrification, and hailed the Japanese constant support for socio-economic projects launched in Morocco.

   For her part, Haruko Hirose said that her country has for over 40 years a solid cooperation with Morocco, adding that, when it comes to triangular cooperation, Morocco is one of Japan's most important partners.