Synhelion solar fuel project in Morocco
Synhelion solar fuel project in Morocco is a hydrogen project in Morocco using Sun-to-Liquid; status: announced proposal.
Overview
Statusannounced proposal
Country · regionMorocco
TechnologySun-to-Liquid
Productsynthetic fuel
Capacity121 MWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity values retain their recorded units and scope. MW, kt H₂/y and Nm³ H₂/h are different measures; this page does not convert or add them without a shared operating basis. “Other Electrolysis” and “Unknown PtX” are recorded classifications, not a specific electrolyzer design or power-to-X route.
Details
Technology & product
Componentssolar fields, tower, thermal reactor, liquid-fuel conversion
Configuration Detailsolar fields with sun-tracking mirrors concentrating solar radiation onto a tower and thermal reactor
Feedstockmethane, carbon dioxide, water
Power Sourcesolar power
Power Source Detailsun-tracking mirrors and concentrated solar radiation
Project Typesustainable synthetic fuel production facility
Capacity & economics
Financingbank funding, share sales, and potential government financing
Production Cost$1 per liter long-term target
Production Volumeapproximately 100,000 tons of fuel annually
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageplanning / proposed
EventProject presented to Moroccan Investment Minister Karim Zidane at the World Economic Forum in Davos, described as the previous month in the 17 February 2025 report
Additional project information
Progress StatusConceptInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Configuration DetailConcentrated solar synfuels productionInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductSynfuelsInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyOther electrolysisInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)100 kt fuelInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)20.4 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)26,198 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Africa Energy Portal Synhelion Commits $1B to Morocco’s Solar Fuel Revolution | Africa Energy Portal
- Morocco World News Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco Shared by 14 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 8 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- APAnews – African Press Agency Synhelion invests $1bn in solar fuel production in Morocco
Field sources
Shared date, confidence and value status appear once with their source above; a dash in the table refers to that source context.
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
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| Name | Synhelion solar fuel project in Morocco | View exact valueSynhelion solar fuel project in Morocco | Synhelion Commits $1B to Morocco’s Solar Fuel Revolution | Africa Energy Portal | Current | |
| Country | Morocco | View exact valueMorocco | Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco | — | |
| Components | solar fields, tower, thermal reactor, liquid-fuel conversion | View exact value["solar fields","tower","thermal reactor","liquid-fuel conversion"] | Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco | — | |
| Configuration Detail | solar fields with sun-tracking mirrors concentrating solar radiation onto a tower and thermal reactor | View exact valuesolar fields with sun-tracking mirrors concentrating solar radiation onto a tower and thermal reactor | Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco | — | |
| Feedstock | methane, carbon dioxide, water | View exact value["methane","carbon dioxide","water"] | Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco | — | |
| Power Source | solar power | View exact valuesolar power | Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco | — | |
| Power Source Detail | sun-tracking mirrors and concentrated solar radiation | View exact valuesun-tracking mirrors and concentrated solar radiation | Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco | — | |
| Product | synthetic fuel | View exact valuesynthetic fuel | Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco | — | |
| Project Type | sustainable synthetic fuel production facility | View exact valuesustainable synthetic fuel production facility | Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco | — | |
| Technology | Sun-to-Liquid | View exact valueSun-to-Liquid | Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco | — | |
| Capacity | 121 MW | View exact value120.51074855061309 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Financing | bank funding, share sales, and potential government financing | View exact valuebank funding, share sales, and potential government financing | Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco | — | |
| Production Cost | $1 per liter long-term target | View exact value$1 per liter long-term target | Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco | — | |
| Production Volume | approximately 100,000 tons of fuel annually | View exact valueapproximately 100,000 tons of fuel annually | Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco | — | |
| Event | Project presented to Moroccan Investment Minister Karim Zidane at the World Economic Forum in Davos, described as the previous month in the 17 February 2025 report | View exact valueProject presented to Moroccan Investment Minister Karim Zidane at the World Economic Forum in Davos, described as the previous month in the 17 February 2025 report | Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco | — | |
| Lifecycle Stage | planning / proposed | View exact valueplanning / proposed | Swiss Cleantech Plans $1 Billion Solar Fuel Project in Morocco | — | |
| Progress Status | announced proposal | View exact valueannounced proposal | Synhelion invests $1bn in solar fuel production in Morocco | Current | |
| Progress Status | Concept | View exact valueConcept | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Configuration Detail | Concentrated solar synfuels production | View exact valueConcentrated solar synfuels production | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | Synfuels | View exact valueSynfuels | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | Other electrolysis | View exact valueOther electrolysis | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 100 kt fuel | View exact value100 kt fuel | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 20.4 kt H2/y | View exact value20.424999999999997 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 26,198 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value26197.988815350673 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
15 current sourced values · 1 older value · Record updated