Renewable energies: Morocco revises its objective of 52% renewable energies: Morocco revises its objective of 52% upwards upwards

To date, 61 projects are under development or realization, with a total capacity of nearly 4.6 gigawatts and an investment of nearly 53 billion dirhams.This clarification was provided by Leila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, in response to an oral question in the Chamber of Advisors on the key stages of the implementation of the Energy Transition Strategy to Sustainable Development.

These projects remain insufficient, she said.Several initiatives and new programs for supporting renewable energies have been set up.Firstly, it is a program with a total capacity of 400 megawatts, aimed at carrying out photovoltaic solar energy projects to support SMEs and creating jobs.

Another program relates to the supply of the seawater desalination station, through the use of renewable energies.Leila Benali indicated that the first desalination project by renewable energies was being developed in the Dakhla region.

There is also talk of a development program for feeding industrial zones by clean electrical energy.The industrial zone of Kenitra will, in a first step, fueled by an energy of nearly 160 gigawatts/hour, while the priority industrial zones will be supplied with nearly 800 gigawatts/hour.

Transversal sites have also been launched, including the evaluation of the national sustainable development strategy and the continuation of the process of implementing advanced regionalization, through the support of local authorities, particularly in the fields of valuing ofwaste and the distribution of electricity and water.

Regarding legislative, organizational and institutional reforms in the field of energy transition, Leila Benali declared that her department was continuing her efforts to improve the legal, organizational and institutional arsenal.