On the sidelines of his trip to Beijing to represent His Majesty King Mohammed VI at the Forum on Sino-African Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, Mr. Akhannouch also visited Gotion High Tech’s “United Cell Line” gigafactory, considered to be the “signature” factory of Gotion High Tech and the Volkswagen Group in China.
Mr. Akhannouch was accompanied by the Minister of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of Public Policies, Mohcine Jazouli, the President of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises, Chakib Alj, as well as the Director General of the Agency Moroccan investment and export development agency, Ali Seddiki.
On this occasion, the president of Gotion High Tech confirmed compliance with the project schedule, specifying that the construction work of the industrial unit had to be finalized within 8 months in accordance with the commitments.
The Kenitra gigafactory is an integrated electric battery production project whose first phase will require an investment of 14 billion dirhams and will create 17,000 jobs. The start of operation is planned for the second quarter of 2026.
The Head of Government reiterated the Executive’s commitment to actively supporting and accompanying this strategic project, which will allow Morocco to acquire the first gigafactory in the Middle East & Africa region.
The Gotion High Tech gigafactory project in Kenitra is also part of a broader dynamic of development of an electric battery ecosystem in Morocco.
This project will be able to integrate and create synergies with other ongoing strategic initiatives, such as the project carried out by the CNGR JV and Al Mada in Jorf Lasfar.
On this occasion, the Moroccan delegation visited the “Unified Cell Line” gigafactory, the result of technological collaboration between the Volkswagen group and Gotion High Tech. With an area of 45,000 m2 and a production capacity of 180,000 battery systems per year intended to equip Volkswagen electric vehicles produced in China, this unit is fully automated and equipped with the most advanced technologies, making this unit the “signature” factory of the Gotion High Tech group in China.
This visit allowed the delegation to see first-hand the operation of a battery factory similar to that planned in Morocco, thus strengthening confidence in Gotion High Tech’s capabilities to carry out a project of such scale in Morocco.