PEPS, a Moroccan company has signed an agreement with Siemens and French-based renewable energy firm NST aimed at converting waste to electricity in a bid to fight climate change, a report said.

The deal was signed as part of the COP22 climate change conference in Marrakech, reported Morocco World News.

“The initiative aims to meet the expectations of a National Household Waste Plan, which sets a target of 20 percent recycled and upgraded waste by 2022,” Siemens was quoted as saying in a statement.

The memorandum is also aiming to help Morocco achieve its goal of producing 52 per cent of its electricity from renewable energies by 2030, the report said.

“For Siemens Morocco, this agreement with PEPS & NST is also a way of strengthening our commitment to Moroccan initiatives that can make things happen,” said Siemens Morocco CEO Dirk De Bilde.