Faced with growing water demand and scarcity in certain regions, Morocco has turned to seawater desalination. Several projects have been initiated to secure drinking water and irrigation needs.
"The hydrocarbon deposits in the Kingdom remain insufficiently explored," said the Moroccan Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development.
After the termination of the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline contract, Morocco has taken steps with its partners to find alternative solutions, in order to anticipate its gas supply.
Morocco is commissioning its first floating photovoltaic power plant in Sidi Slimane in a few weeks. It is being built by the company Energy Handle, specialized in the renewable energy sector and energy efficiency on behalf of the company "Lady B".
Morocco aims for self-sufficiency in natural gas by 2050. In this sense, a roadmap has been adopted this Thursday as part of the national energy strategy.
The Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water has decided to build a dam in Tiddas, in the Khémisset region. Some graves will be moved while others will be covered.
Extreme heat is expected from Thursday to Saturday in several provinces of Morocco. "Absolute records" of temperatures this weekend during an exceptional heat wave , with the mercury approaching 50 degrees and exceeding the monthly normal by 5 to 12 degrees in places.
Morocco has raised its reduction commitment, to at least 45.5% of its greenhouse gas emissions, by 2030.
Faithful to its commitment to green hydrogen, Morocco signed a new agreement last week with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), aimed at accelerating the development of this green energy sector, in which the kingdom has firmly decided to position itself.
Already active in the gas sector in Morocco with an operating license obtained in March 2019, the British Predator Oil & Gas is launching a new major project.
The basins of the main Moroccan dams are not emptying, reaching more than 8.26 billion m³ on March 3, 2021, a filling rate of 51.3%.
For several weeks, the pollution of the Bouregreg has outraged and disturbed the inhabitants of some neighborhoods of Rabat and Salé. After a long silence, the government is finally reacting, promising appropriate measures soon.