Morocco’s Ambitious 2026 Infrastructure Blitz: Billions Poured into Roads, Ports, and Green Energy

The 2026 Finance Bill (PLF) aims to accelerate the realization of major infrastructure projects in the road, highway, rail, port, logistics, air and maritime sectors. The government plans to invest 1.9 billion dirhams, including 1.12 billion programmed as early as 2026, in the launch of the first sections of the Ain Aouda–Oued Zem express road over 127 km. It will mobilize nearly 665.5 million dirhams to continue the upgrading work on the RN7 national road. Two important sections are planned: Tizi N’tasset–Tafinghout over 30 km, and Ouirgane–Tlat N’yacoub over 34 km. To these projects is added the road link from the Nador West Med port to the national network, 192 km long, to which an envelope of 400 million in payment credits and 1.7 billion in commitments will be devoted. Its total cost amounts to 2.4 billion dirhams.

On the highway side, the government intends to continue the work on the Rabat–Casablanca continental highway (59 km, 6.95 billion dirhams), the Tit Mellil–Berrechid highway (30 km, 2.5 billion dirhams, with 86% progress) and the Guercif–Nador highway (104 km, 7.8 billion dirhams) next year. In 2026, the National Road Safety Agency (NARSA) will continue to implement the 2017–2026 national strategy, which aims to reduce the number of deaths to less than 1,900 by the end of 2026.

On the port side, major construction projects will continue in 2026. These include the New Dakhla Atlantique Port (13 billion dirhams), whose progress rate has reached 45%, and the expansion of its infrastructure to accommodate the green hydrogen industry, mobilizing an additional 1.24 billion dirhams. In Casablanca, it is planned to complete the port protection works, for 1.18 billion dirhams, in order to strengthen the security and competitiveness of the port complex. 563.8 million dirhams will be used to finance other projects concerning the protection of the coastline from Sidi Moussa to Salé.

As for the rail sector, it is planned to continue the extension work of the High-Speed Line (LGV) towards Marrakech over 430 km and to prepare the Regional Express Network (RER) in the Casablanca–Settat, Rabat–Salé–Kénitra and Marrakech–Safi areas. Other projects: the construction of new stations in Casablanca-Sud, Benslimane and at Mohammed V airport, the creation of 260 km of new tracks, the redevelopment of five existing stations and the acquisition of 48 new generation trains.

In the field of air transport, the National Airports Office (ONDA) is implementing an investment program of 25 billion dirhams by 2030, including the construction of a new terminal and a new runway in Casablanca, the doubling of the terminals in Marrakech, Agadir and Fès, as well as the construction of a new terminal in Tangier. Some projects are in the process of being finalized while others are in the process of being launched. They aim to modernize the reception capacities and strengthen the competitiveness of Moroccan airports in anticipation of the 2030 World Cup.

On the maritime side, the government is embarking on a new national policy for a sovereign and efficient merchant fleet. It plans in particular to create by 2026 a maritime traffic monitoring center in the south of the country, in addition to the one in Tangier, in order to strengthen security on the Atlantic facade. All these projects will change the face of Morocco in the years to come.