Lqliâa Logistics Zone Call Extended to September 15th, 2025

The Souss-Massa Regional Investment Committee (CRI) has extended the call for expressions of interest for the Lqliâa Logistics Zone, south of Agadir, to September 15th, 2025, providing additional time for operators.

This first major project by the AMDL offers 29 lots for warehousing

The project, supported by AMDL, worth MAD 350 million, aims to attract MAD 800 million in private investment, generate MAD 2 billion in annual added value, and create more than 500 direct jobs.

Several months after the start of marketing of the Lqliâa Logistics Zone south of Agadir, the deadline for this operation has been extended by the Souss-Massa Regional Investment Center. The deadline for submitting applications under the Call for Expressions of Interest (CEI), initially set for August 29th, 2025, has been extended to September 15th, 2025.

This decision reflects the willingness of the CRI and the Moroccan Logistics Development Agency (AMDL) to offer economic operators additional time to submit their proposals for the acquisition and development of developed land plots within this zone, the first phase of which covers 45 hectares (first phase). The AMI covers the sale of 29 plots of land, ranging in size from 1,623 m² to 27,525 m², specifically dedicated to warehousing.

Beyond these lots, the zone will also integrate essential facilities and services, such as road centers, reception centers, and training facilities, ensuring a complete and efficient logistics ecosystem. Companies must operate in eligible activities according to the nomenclature, including agriculture, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, financial activities, and certain real estate activities.

The selling price varies depending on the surface area, ranging from 950 DH/m² for small areas to 450 DH/m² for large plots over 25,000 m². A deposit of 20% of the total sale price is required upon signing the sales agreement.

The first achievement of the AMDL priority program

The successful bidders undertake to develop the lots by building logistics units within 12 months and are subject to a five-year inalienability clause after signing the sales contract. The final selection will be made by the Unified Regional Investment Commission (CRUI). It goes without saying that the Lqliâa Logistics Zone is today the first achievement of the Moroccan Logistics Development Agency’s (AMDL) priority program for 2028.

Having mobilized 350 million dirhams, the logistics zone will be expanded by launching the second phase over a total area of ​​172 hectares. Consisting of 29 plots, the land subsidy is 600 dirhams/m². With a location providing optimal connectivity to the region’s infrastructure and proximity to agricultural production and consumption areas, the implementation of this project involved the on-site development of 45 hectares. Equipped with a road center with a capacity of 200 heavy goods vehicle spaces, the zone will be able to handle 2 million tons of goods per year, according to the AMDL.

In addition, this infrastructure will attract private investments estimated at more than 800 million dirhams and generate economic added value estimated at around 2 billion dirhams. This project carried out by AMDL with the support of the Souss-Massa region on 45 hectares (1st phase) is the first pilot project delivered as part of the program to initiate the structuring of the national offer targeting the creation of 750 hectares of logistics zones by 2028.

More than 500 direct jobs

In addition, the increase in the production of developed land within logistics zones at the national level should reach 1.4 Mm2 compared to 1 Mm2 in 2025 and 233,000 in 2024 in addition to 83,000 in 2023.

The commercialization of the Lqliâa Logistics Zone and the installation of operators will generate more than 500 direct jobs and around 2,000 indirect jobs, through nearly 800 million dirhams of private investment, and generate an annual added value estimated at 2 billion dirhams. It should be recalled that the development of this first phase was the subject of a specific multi-party agreement defining the commitments of the various signatories.

The total investment required for the development of this project is 350 MDH. It was raised through a contribution of 250 MDH from the AMDL, and a financial contribution of 100 MDH from the Souss-Massa Regional Council for a period of four years (2020-2024).

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