With Nexus and Cassava Technologies, Morocco aims to become an African hub for supercomputing.
However, the realisation of the announced investment and the access of companies to
these infrastructure remain decisive.
Morocco intends to strengthen its position in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. In a recent publication, Nvidia highlights two projects concerning the Kingdom: The Nexus AI Factory, supported by Nexus Core Systems, and the African expansion of Cassava Technologies.
This international visibility demonstrates the interest in the Moroccan market, without meaning that the announced infrastructures are already operational.
The Nexus project concentrates ambitions. Nvidia cites an initial investment of $1.2 billion and a planned capacity of 500 megawatts (MW), mobilising its Blackwell technologies and renewable power associated with Taqa Morocco.
The American manufacturer provides the computing technologies, while the project is led by Nexus.
The announced envelope therefore does not constitute a direct investment by Nvidia in Morocco.
According to information communicated by the Ministry of Digital Transition, the protocol signed on April 8, 2026, on the sidelines of GITEX Africa, provides for 12 billion dirhams of investments in two phases.
The first infrastructure, planned in Nouaceur, should reach 16 MW for 5 billion dirhams and create 50 direct jobs. A second phase provides for an additional 20 MW in the north of the Kingdom, for 7
billion dirhams.
The announced objective is to reach 36 MW cumulatively and 125 direct jobs by the end of 2027.
The 500 MW thus correspond to a long-term ambition.
The dynamic also concerns Cassava Technologies, which plans expansion in Morocco, Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria.
Nvidia mentions an envelope of up to 720 million dollars for this continental program, without specifying the part intended for the Kingdom.
These infrastructures could allow companies and researchers to access computing capacity to
develop applications and operate AI models in sectors such as health, agriculture and energy.
The potential is significant. In a study published in November 2025, McKinsey estimates that African demand for data centre capacity could increase from around 0.4 GW to 1.5-2.2 GW in 2030.
This projection, however, covers all data centres, beyond artificial intelligence.
The kingdom will now have to transform announcements into operational capabilities, attract customers and offer competitive services.
For Moroccan companies and researchers, the challenge will be concrete: what computing power will be available, at what price and within what time frame?
It is by this yardstick that the Moroccan ambition to become an African AI hub will be measured.
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