Morocco to receive a loan for construction of two seawater desalination stations – Morocco The government of Morocco is set to receive an over US$ 5.9M loan from its Spanish counterpart for the construction of two seawater desalination stations in the towns of Assa Zag in the economic region of Guelmim-Oued Noun and Moulay Brahim in Al Haouz Province of the Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz region. Approved by the Council of Ministers on Tuesday the 3rd of November this year, the credit facility will be granted by the Official Credit Institute (Spanish; Instituto de Crédito Oficial: ICO) which is a Spanish lending institution that also operates as State Financial Agency, through […] Morocco to receive a loan for construction of two seawater desalination stations – MoroccoDME GmbH2020-11-16T15:28:34+01:00
Taps And Reservoirs Run Dry As Moroccan Drought Hits Farmers – Morocco Two years of drought have drained reservoirs in southern Morocco, threatening crops the region relies on and leading to nightly cuts in tap water for an area that is home to a million people. In a country that relies on farming for two jobs in five and 14% of its gross domestic product (GDP), the problems caused by increasingly erratic rainfall and the depletion of groundwater are growing every year. In the rich citrus plantations of El Guerdan, stretching eastward from the southern city of Agadir, more than half […] Taps And Reservoirs Run Dry As Moroccan Drought Hits Farmers – MoroccoDME GmbH2020-10-22T16:44:26+02:00
Onee to build new desalination plant in Laâyoune – Morocco The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (Onee) will build a new seawater desalination plant in Laayoune. The plant will strengthen the drinking water supply in the capital of Western Sahara. A new seawater desalination plant will be built in Laâyoune, the capital of Western Sahara, a territory in North Africa under Moroccan rule. According to Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (Onee), which is implementing the project, the aim is to strengthen the city’s drinking water supply.To this end, the future plant will […] Onee to build new desalination plant in Laâyoune – MoroccoDME GmbH2020-01-25T11:07:38+01:00
Laayoune To Get Second Seawater Desalination Station Before End of 2020, Head of ONEEP Laayoune – The city of Laayoune will get, before the end of 2020, a second seawater desalination station with a capacity of 600 L/s to meet the needs of the population until 2030, announced director general of the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEEP) Abderrahim Hafidi. Hafidi, who took part on Friday in Laayoune in the board of directors of the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra water basin agency, said that this project is an addition to the first sea desalination station inaugurated in […] Laayoune To Get Second Seawater Desalination Station Before End of 2020, Head of ONEEPDME GmbH2020-01-15T15:44:04+01:00
Morocco set to ensure water supply sustainability – Morocco Ensuring sustainable supply of drinking water took center stage at a meeting chaired by King Mohammed VI at the Royal palace in Rabat, Thursday, part of an endeavor by the Kingdom to safeguard water resources. The meeting focused on water supply in the north and the north east, two regions that see their water needs double during the summer, the Royal office said in a statement. The water needs of the region are also set to increase as the region is home to […] Morocco set to ensure water supply sustainability – MoroccoDME GmbH2019-04-19T09:57:30+02:00
Souss Region Farmers Contribute to Building of World’s Biggest Water Desalination Plant Chtouka – Agadir- Morocco Local farmers in the Souss region are financially contributing to the building of the world’s biggest water desalination plant whose water will help irrigate the plains of Chtouka. The farmers are contributing €1000 (10,000 dh) per each hectare in an unprecedented success story of the public-private partnership in Morocco, local media reported. The contributions will be collected upon the accomplishment of the desalination plant in 2020. The plant will be built by Spanish company Abengoa near Agadir for a total cost of €309 million. The new facility will desalinate 275,000 m3 of water per day with a possibility to […] Souss Region Farmers Contribute to Building of World’s Biggest Water Desalination Plant Chtouka – Agadir- MoroccoDME GmbH2018-01-27T11:21:32+01:00
Tedagua (Spain) named to build 14.3 Mio USD desalination Plant in northen Morocco … Spain has granted Morocco 14.3 million U.S. dollars in loan to finance seawater desalination project, local media reported on Saturday. The project consists of planning and setting up a factory for seawater desalination, which will supply water to the northeastern provinces of Al Hoceima and Nador, the financial daily L’Economiste pointed out. The factory will be built by the Spanish company of Tedagua, the same source noted. Morocco is witnessing an increasing demand for drinking water as the country went through severe drought in 2015. To ensure the country’s water security, the Moroccan government worked in 2015 a […] Tedagua (Spain) named to build 14.3 Mio USD desalination Plant in northen MoroccoDME GmbH2017-10-09T11:06:53+02:00
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 […] Morocco is finalising a feasibility study and financial and institutional structures for a new seawater desalination plant projectDME GmbH2017-09-11T17:41:46+02:00
Morocco will soon be home to the world’s largest renewable energy-run desalination plant … Morocco will soon be home to the world’s largest renewable energy-run desalination plant for drinking water and irrigation, following the signing of Phase One of the €309-million ($352.9 million) project. The project will be developed by Abengoa, an international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, in the Agadir region in partnership with the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) and BMCE Bank. The project involves the construction of a plant with a 275,000-cu-m total production capacity of desalinated water per day which… (LINK) Morocco will soon be home to the world’s largest renewable energy-run desalination plantDME GmbH2017-07-03T10:56:52+02:00