Lydec

Articles

• Squatter Rents Out Moroccan Expat’s Abandoned Home in Casablanca
  27 June 2019, by Amine

  A man was referred to the judge for having used and then rented a house belonging to a Moroccan resident in Germany, and also for having illegally obtained water and electricity. This Moroccan residing abroad (MRE) had been away for a long time so she was no longer expected.
  A man is said to have learned that an apartment in Casablanca, in the Salmia district, was empty. He took his wife to live there and paid a specialist to allow him to have water and electricity, through means not (…)

• Casablanca Utility Company Suspends Water and Electricity Shutoffs During Lockdown
  1 April 2020, by Kamal

  The coronavirus epidemic and the confinement it imposes have been marked by the multiplication of solidarity initiatives by public and private bodies. Lyonnaise des Eaux de Casablanca (LYDEC) has not deviated from the rule by suspending water and electricity supply cut-off operations during the confinement period.
  In a press release, the French delegatee went against the rumors circulated by some websites. "Contrary to totally false and misleading information circulated by two news sites, (…)

• Veolia Faces Deadline to Divest Moroccan Water Subsidiary After Suez Merger
  19 October 2023, by Sylvanus

  In Morocco, Veolia, the French giant of water and waste management, is in trouble. The root of its troubles is the sale of the Lyonnaise des eaux de Casablanca (Lydec), Suez’s former Moroccan subsidiary in charge of water and electricity distribution, wastewater and stormwater collection, and public lighting, which is still not effective.
  The Competition Council has given Veolia, which was in charge of water and sanitation management in the cities of Tangier and Rabat, a one-month (…)

• Casablanca Residents Face Ongoing Drinking Water Crisis in Upscale Neighborhood
  14 August 2024, by Sylvanus

  Despite numerous complaints, Lydec, bought by the Casablanca-Settat Regional Multiservices Company as part of an agreement with the French group "Veolia", is unable to provide drinking water to some residents of the upscale Belvédère neighborhood in Casablanca. This is at least what emerges from the testimonies of some of the company’s customers.
  For more than a year and a half, the residents of Rahal Ben Ahmed Street, in the Belvédère neighborhood of Casablanca, have been suffering from (…)

• Lydec Denies Water and Power Cuts in Casablanca During Lockdown, Refutes Billing Claims
  31 March 2020, by Sylvanus

  Lydec specifies that "no fees related to these operations are therefore invoiced, contrary to the erroneous information that may have circulated in certain media", while ensuring to "be in line with national decisions".
  The company "remains fully supportive, listening to all its customers and confirms the total mobilization of its employees to maintain the continuity of service under the best conditions". It reserves "the right to give these allegations the follow-up they deserve, (…)

• Former SNCF Chief Guillaume Pepy to Lead Suez Subsidiary Lydec in Morocco
  8 June 2021, by Sylvanus

  Guillaume Pepy, former CEO of SNCF, will soon be in charge of a major Suez subsidiary in Casablanca. His appointment as a future director is on the agenda of Lydec’s general meeting scheduled for June 28.
  Guillaume Pepy’s career is about to take a new turn. He will, in the very near future, be at the head of the company Lydec, a major subsidiary of the Suez group in Morocco, in Casablanca. The French senior civil servant told AFP that this is a "non-executive position". Jean-Pascal (…)

• Casablanca Slum Families Struggle After 3-Month Power Outage
  21 December 2023, by Said

  In Casablanca, the daily life of nearly 212 families in the "Comira" slum has been disrupted for three months. An electricity outage by "Lydec" has plunged them into darkness, exacerbating their precariousness as winter brings its share of cold.
  Faced with the emergency, the El Hassani neighborhood council, under the leadership of its president Taher Al Yousfi, is multiplying meetings to find a solution, reports Alyaoum24. A glimmer of hope is emerging: an agreement between "Lydec" and (…)

• Casablanca Faces Water Shortages as Morocco’s Drought Crisis Deepens
  14 February 2024, by Prince

  The low water flow in large cities like Casablanca worries the residents who denounce the intempestive water cuts. For the Lydec authorities, the available water resources are insufficient to meet the needs of the populations, in this period of water stress.
  The gap between supply and demand for water will be more important by next spring, Lydec warned, noting that the many measures taken by the government in recent weeks to rationalize water consumption in several cities have impacted (…)

• Moroccan Households Shocked by Tripled Water and Electricity Bills
  19 June 2020, by Prince

  For the past few days, customers of the National Office of Electricity and Water (ONEE) and delegated companies have been informed of their actual consumption. After three months, the bills received by customers are more than salty.
  It is a hard blow for the populations of Rabat, Casablanca and Tangier. Water and electricity bills with exorbitant amounts, about triple the usual consumption, have reached them, reports the daily Al Akhbar.
  For Bouazza Kharrati, president of the National (…)