Morocco is finalising a feasibility study and financial and institutional structures for a new seawater desalination plant project

According to L’Economiste, the plant will be located in Casablanca-Settat region, and will supply water to Casablanca.

Desalination plant projects are also reportedly in the pipeline for Al Hoceima, Chtouka, El Jadida, Essaouira, Laayoune, Safi, Saidia, and Tiznit-Sidi; as well as Abengoa’s up to 450,000 cu/m per day project in Agadir.

“With increasing demand and insufficient local resources, the only recourse to reduce the deficit in industrial or agriculture drinking water is desalination of seawater,” said Morocco’s secretary of state for water Charafate Afailal.

The North African country is currently implementing its Water Security Law and [
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