Spain establishes itself in Morocco’s strategic sectors: six groups in prime positions

Their presence is detailed by El Español. The Spanish media outlet notes that the accelerated modernization of Morocco’s water and energy infrastructure is opening up a vast market for engineering firms from the other side of the strait.

Acciona is the most visible player. The group says it has already completed more than 70 projects in Morocco in infrastructure, water and renewable energy. It is currently participating in the construction and operation of the large Casablanca desalination plant, intended to secure the supply of the Casablanca-Settat region.

Acciona Energía is also among the prequalified companies to develop and operate 800 MW of renewable capacity as part of a Moroccan 1,600 MW program. This selection does not yet constitute a final award, but confirms the group’s desire to expand its presence beyond desalination.

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Cox holds an equally strategic position. The company operates the Agadir desalination plant, whose capacity is to be increased to 400,000 cubic meters per day. In July 2025, it obtained a new concession to add 125,000 cubic meters per day to the facility.

From the Aïn Beni Mathar power plant to solar projects

The Spanish group also operates the Aïn Beni Mathar hybrid power plant, near Jerada. With a total capacity of 472 MW, this facility combining gas and solar energy accounts for approximately 9% of Morocco’s electricity consumption.

In solar power, TSK is cited for its role in the first phase of Noor Midelt. The project was designed around a combination of photovoltaic and concentrated solar power technologies reaching 800 MW. The subsequent phases, Noor Midelt II and III, were awarded in 2025 to ACWA Power and are to add 800 MW of photovoltaic capacity, accompanied by 602 MWh of battery storage.

Lantania, for its part, is involved in the Salé wastewater treatment plant, capable of treating 10,000 cubic meters of wastewater per day. Its water division is now 51% controlled by the Emirati group NMDC, but the company retains its Spanish expertise in desalination, water transport and treatment.

OCA Global operates more discreetly in inspection, industrial testing, certification and technical assistance. Its services notably concern energy, oil and gas. Cobra, a Spanish company now integrated into the French group Vinci, has extensive experience in turnkey electricity-generation, network and water-infrastructure projects.

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This presence comes as Morocco seeks to increase its desalinated-water production to approximately 1.7 billion cubic meters per year by 2030. The needs concern the supply of cities as well as agriculture and industry.

The six companies do not all play the same role: some directly build or operate the facilities, while others provide engineering, inspection and certification services. Together, however, they show the extent to which Spanish groups have established themselves in Morocco’s most strategic sectors: water and energy.