Morocco Expands Water Security with 20 New Seawater Desalination Plants

Morocco currently has great capacities to develop the most remarkable projects in terms of seawater desalination, said the Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, in an interview with MAP, stating that the many investments in renewable energies, both solar and wind, guarantee desalination of water at a lower cost.

Among these projects, the minister announced the launch of major stations in the southern regions (Laâyoune and Sidi Ifni), stressing that the new experience within the framework of a public-private partnership in the region of Chtouka Ait Baha is likely to guarantee the water supply of Agadir and support the agricultural sector through the irrigation of several hectares of agricultural land.

In addition to the implementation of these facilities, Nizar Baraka cited the launch of the Dakhla project through the use of wind power for water desalination, which will ensure the supply of drinking water and the irrigation of large agricultural areas without resorting to the water table.

Ultimately, a total of 20 seawater desalination plants will be installed throughout the kingdom, he stressed, specifying that all tourist cities are turning to this process.