The Morocco branch of SWS Group undertook the main steel-structure works for the Gotion Morocco power-battery gigafactory. Located in the Kenitra Atlantic Free Zone and adjacent to the port, it is Africa's first large-scale, full-chain lithium-battery gigafactory.
Project Overview
- Location: Kenitra Atlantic Free Zone, Morocco
- Scope: Detailed design and construction of the large-span industrial plant steel structure
- Phase-1 capacity: 20 GWh/year of power and energy-storage lithium batteries
- Phase-1 investment: approx. EUR 1.28 billion
Value of the Steel Structure
Meeting the demanding standards of Africa's first lithium-battery gigafactory, SWS applied its large-span, high-precision steel-structure capability to deliver a stable, efficient plant, providing a solid base for the full production chain of cells, PACK and cathode/anode materials.
Project Background
Invested and built by Gotion High-Tech's wholly-owned overseas subsidiary, the factory serves the European EV and energy-storage markets. Phase 1 will create around 2,300 local jobs, with an overall planned capacity of 100 GWh. About 85% of its output is exported to the EU, entering the European market tariff-free under the Morocco–EU free-trade agreement — a landmark project bringing China's new-energy supply chain to Africa.