HIBAPRESS – Follow-up
El Español newspaper highlighted the remarkable acceleration in the implementation of the national strategy for seawater desalination in Morocco, considering that Rabat is engaged in a strategic race to enhance its water security in the face of the scarcity of traditional resources and the repercussions of climate change.
The Spanish newspaper highlighted that this ambitious strategy aims to achieve an annual production of approximately 1.7 billion cubic meters of desalinated water by 2030, with increasing the contribution of desalination to about 60 percent of the total drinking water nationwide, compared to about 25 percent currently. It clarified that this trend falls within a broad national plan to develop water infrastructure, headed by a project to establish a major seawater desalination plant in Tiznit with a production capacity of 350 million cubic meters per year, dedicated to supplying urban centers and neighboring agricultural areas, due to its pivotal role in supporting the Kingdom's food security. The newspaper added that the plan also includes the completion of new desalination units in Nador, Tangier, Rabat, and Casablanca, with a total capacity of approximately 540 million cubic meters, which would enhance water balance in a number of vital regions. The same source pointed out that Morocco currently has 17 desalination plants in operation, with a total annual production of 345 million cubic meters, noting that the new facilities expected to be put into service before 2027 will rely primarily on renewable energies, in harmony with the national vision aimed at making desalination a central pillar of sustainable water security. In parallel, the newspaper highlighted that the Kingdom is working on developing complementary initiatives, including the Tan-Tan port project dedicated to exporting green hydrogen and ammonia, in a clear embodiment of the integration of water policies with the energy transition. "El Español" concluded that Morocco, in light of the escalating climate pressure and the decline in natural resources, is betting on seawater desalination as a long-term strategic option to enhance its water and energy security, and consolidate its ability to meet the challenges of the future.
