Dakhla Attracts Increased Interest from International Investors
Dakhla: A Rising Economic Hub for Foreign Investment
With its abundant natural resources, strategic location, future mega-port on the Atlantic coast, and green hydrogen production projects, the city of Dakhla is increasingly attractive for foreign investment, reports French media outlet “La Tribune.”
Situated in the southern provinces of Morocco, Dakhla is poised to become “an economic hub connecting Europe and Africa,” according to the financial and economic journal, emphasizing the growing ties between Rabat and Paris. This development is propelled by the enhanced exceptional partnership between the two nations.
In this context, the publication highlights a high-level meeting organized in early October in Dakhla by the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and the French Business Movement (MEDEF), conducted through the Club des Chefs d’Entreprises France-Maroc.
For organizers and the 40 entrepreneurs who traveled specifically from Paris, “the choice of Dakhla is certainly not coincidental,” notes the publication. The city is part of a region that currently benefits from a significant public investment program aimed at creating infrastructure, including an expressway, industrial parks, logistics zones, and energy platforms.
Furthermore, the future metropolis in the south of the Kingdom stands out for its energy potential—both solar and wind—also highlighting an upcoming seawater desalination plant powered by renewable energy sources.
“But the geostrategic infrastructure that the region can already boast of is undoubtedly the Atlantic port of Dakhla,” asserts the article’s author.
“Designed to connect Morocco with Europe, West Africa, and the Americas, this future port mega-structure is linked to the Atlantic Royal Initiative, which aims to strengthen South-South cooperation. Specifically, it seeks to provide landlocked countries in the Sahel, such as Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Chad, with vital access to the sea—an essential factor for their economic growth,” the publication argues.
The future port project is part of an integrated regional program that envisions the construction of the port along with related connectivity infrastructure (a maritime bridge and road), the establishment of an industrial and fishing activity park, and the development of a new industrial and logistics zone near the port, continues “La Tribune.”
Dakhla Atlantic Port is also touted as a crucial component of Morocco’s national strategy for green hydrogen. It will facilitate the large-scale transport of green hydrogen and its derivatives (like green ammonia or green methanol) to international markets, particularly Europe, which is accelerating its decarbonization efforts. The media outlet adds that several consortiums have already selected Dakhla for their mega-projects in green hydrogen or green ammonia.
