The publication of the draft on self-production of electricity is causing heated debates. This text, proposed by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and the Environment, plans to grant the right to any natural or legal person to produce electricity, for personal and commercial purposes.
In 2020, the services of the Ministry of Energy carried out about 3,400 fuel quality control operations at service stations throughout Morocco. At the end of these operations, 61 files were transferred to the Public Prosecutor.
Morocco’s efforts in the climate field have been rewarded and praised in the 2021 Climate Performance Index report. The kingdom ranks 4th in terms of climate performance globally and 1st in Africa and the Arab world.
Morocco wants to liberalize the electricity production sector, make citizens who wish to and have the means, autonomous. A law is currently being drafted and will allow any natural or legal person to produce energy.
Faced with the drastic drop in water resources in the dams of the Fès-Meknès Region, two programs have been set up by the supervisory ministry, the implementation of which is estimated at several billion dirhams.
Electricity theft is expensive for Morocco . This emerges from the response of the Minister of Energy and Mines, Aziz Rabbah, to a question on the energy transition and energy efficiency of the kingdom.
Morocco and Spain are working to intensify their cooperation in the fields of energy, gas and hydrogen. The Moroccan Minister of Energy and his Spanish counterpart exchanged views during a videoconference on the strategies to be adopted to achieve this.
Following the announcement by King Mohammed VI during his speech on the Green March on the exploitation of marine currents, a special commission has been set up to develop a roadmap on the development of this energy source in January 2021.
Morocco has decided to use treated wastewater to irrigate green spaces, due to the scarcity of rainfall. The city of Rabat has been chosen for the experimental phase of this process, which helps to fill the gap left by the drought.
Water is becoming almost a luxury in some regions of the North due to the scarcity of rainfall. The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water, in partnership with the Council of the Tanger -Tétouan-Al Hoceima Region, has launched a water supply project for several villages in Tanger, Tétouan , Larache and Chefchaouen over a five-year period.
Over the past 10 years, Morocco has invested $5.65 billion in renewable energy. An investment that will be renewed for the next decade.
The Minister of Energy, Mines and Environment, Aziz Rabbah, has recovered from Covid-19. On his Facebook page, the PJD member indicated that he has resumed his duties within the ministry.