This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Azilal
More than 40% progress has been made in the construction work of a dam in Oued Lakhdar, located in the community of Ait Majden in the province of Azilal.
This project is part of the implementation of the Royal Directives aimed at securing drinking water and strengthening water security in Morocco, for a total cost of approximately 1.7 billion dirhams. Work is underway at an accelerated pace to ensure that the dam is completed ahead of schedule.
The works are expected to be completed by October 2026, which will improve the supply of drinking water and irrigation in Azilal province, in addition to helping protect the region from flooding and improving electricity generation.
The dam will also contribute to the irrigation of lands located in its lower regions and to the valorization of water allocated to the production of electricity at the Idris I dam. It will also allow the transfer of water from the Oum Er Rbia to the Al Haouz region, to support the supply of drinking water to the city of Marrakech.
The dam has a storage capacity of 151 million cubic meters and is made of a compressed concrete structure 110 meters high.
It also includes a water channel more than a kilometer long and up to 30 meters high, which better protects the water from the dam.
