North Africa
Morocco
Whilst Morocco doesn’t have the oil or gas riches of some of its neighbors, it stands out among Mena energy importers as being relatively stable in an often turbulent region.
State of Play
Morocco remains the Mena region’s number one in terms of coal-fired power, but it is also a regional renewables leader, with a record 24.6% of power generation for 2024.
2024 In Numbers
| Powergen Capacity | 12.03 | GW |
| Renewables Capacity | 4.64 | GW |
| Renewables powergen | 24.6 | % |
| Gas Imports | 95 | mn cfd |
| Oil Output | zero | - |
8 Aug, 2025
Featured
Amea Joins $290mn Morocco Desal Project Amid Controversy
UAE-based Amea Power has joined Spain’s Cox in a project to develop the second phase of what will become Morocco’s largest desalination plant. It will be powered by the firm’s controversial wind farm in the disputed Western Sahara territory.
Amea to build 150MW wind farm in disputed Western Sahara
NEWS IN BRIEF
Morocco Advances LNG Import Plans
25 Apr, 2025
Morocco CSP: Still Out
28 Feb, 2025
Morocco: Pumped Storage Progress
3 Jan, 2025
Moroccan Mining Firm Takes Control Of Gas Project
13 Dec, 2024
Morocco: ‘Green H2’ Port Tender
8 Nov, 2024
Morocco Launches Wind Tender
3 May, 2024
Energean Completes Morocco Farm-In
12 Apr, 2024
SELECTED DATA
Morocco Gas Output Collapsed To A 12-Year Low 5.3mn cfd For 2023...
...With Imports Via Spain Surging To A Record 83mn cfd To Make Up For Lost Algeria Supplies
Morocco Installed Capacity: Renewables Made Up 35% Of The End-2022 Total (GW, End-Year)
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