A new heavyweight player is about to make its entrance into the Moroccan electric mobility market. The company **Blu EV**, founded by Egyptian billionaire **Naguib Sawiris**, has announced an **investment of 100 million dollars** – nearly 900 million dirhams – to launch an **operation to convert gasoline motorcycles into electric motorcycles** in Morocco. This marks the company’s **first international foray**, which plans to start its activities in the Kingdom **by the end of 2025**.
### An ambitious project led by a tech heavyweight
It is **Reda Baalbaki**, co-founder and CEO of Blu EV, who unveiled this project in a statement to **Asharq Business**. The company, chaired by **Sawiris**, considered the **7th richest person in Africa**, aims for a **gradual deployment throughout the MENA region**, with Morocco as a **strategic foothold**.
In Egypt, Blu EV is already well-established, with a presence in several major cities such as **Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia, and El Gouna**, and **more than 50 battery replacement stations** already in operation. A **massive expansion is expected in Greater Cairo** in 2025, with the ambition to cover the entire Egyptian territory within five years.
### A niche still underexploited in Morocco
Unlike most Moroccan initiatives in sustainable mobility, which have so far focused on the **electric passenger vehicle**, Blu EV is betting on a **still underdeveloped segment**: the **electric motorcycle**. This positioning could prove strategic in a country where **two-wheelers are ubiquitous**, especially in urban and peri-urban areas.
Blu EV’s project should thus help to **green a motorcycle fleet that is still largely thermal**, while reducing **local CO₂ emissions** and **modernizing individual transport practices**.
### Morocco, a new Eldorado for green mobility
This announcement confirms an underlying trend: Morocco is increasingly attracting foreign players in the **clean technologies** and **sustainable mobility** sectors. Thanks to its **evolving regulatory framework**, its **environmental commitments**, and a **rapidly developing industrial infrastructure**, the country is now positioning itself as a **regional hub for electromobility**.
The arrival of Blu EV is expected to not only accelerate this dynamic but also **stimulate competition and innovation** in a sector that is still in the process of structuring.
With this new investment, Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris confirms his interest in markets with high ecological potential, and Morocco once again establishes itself as a **welcoming land for the technological transitions of tomorrow**.
