The brief introduces the connection and interdependencies of water, energy, and food (WEF) in Morocco. It gives advice on how to achieve socioeconomic and environmental goals through coordinated management of natural resources across sectors. A special focus lies on the role of women in the WEF nexus.
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Morocco’s first floating photovoltaic power plant is set to be installed in the region of Sidi Slimane in the coming weeks. The plant will be the first of its kind in Africa, and it will be built by Energy Handle, a company that specialises in renewable and green energy, and will use photovoltaic technology. The plant is expected to produce 360 KW in its initial phase, with a total yearly production of roughly 644 MWh, with 800 panels.
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InnoVent Maroc, a subsidiary of the France-based firm InnoVent is setting up a 36 MW wind farm in Morocco, expected to begin full operation in the first half of 2021. The project is located in the Sidi Bennour province of Morocco, covering 10 hectares. The total investment of the project is estimated to be 300 million Moroccan dirhams, which is equivalent to about 27.8 million Euros.
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The Moroccan electricity company Nareva and Italy’s Enel Green Power have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) and the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) for a 270 MW wind project.
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The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) has opened a new tender (expiring on January 31, 2021) for six new solar energy projects with a cumulative capacity of 400 MW. According to the MASEN, the solar photovoltaic plants will be located across the country near Sidi Bennour, Kalaa Sraghna, Taroudant, Bejaad, El Hajeb and Ain Beni Mathar.
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To illustrate the transition from conventional power to renewable power generation in Africa: in the time period from 2008 to 2012, the share of renewables in power generation investments was at about 15 per cent, which increased to over 80 per cent for the period between 2013 to 2019.
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Morocco’s non-hydroelectric renewables capacity will grow by 4.4GW over the next decade, supported by the government’s power mix diversification efforts and favourable wind and solar conditions. Progress in the sector will be driven further by factors such as hydrogen adoption, international financing and the development of interconnections with the EU.
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GE Renewable Energy has been selected by EDF Renewable Energy and and Mitsui & Co., Ltd to supply 27 of its 3.2MW-85 onshore wind turbines to build the 87 MW Taza onshore wind farm in Morocco.
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