RABAT (MOROCCO) (ITALPRESS) – Morocco is accelerating its strategy to strengthen its water infrastructure with 16 large dams currently under construction, for a total investment of approximately $3 billion and a total storage capacity of over 5 billion cubic meters of water. The data was released by the Moroccan Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Resources, according to a report on the Le360 website. Among the most advanced construction sites is the Sidi Abbou dam in Taounate province, 99.5% complete, with a capacity of 200 million cubic meters. This is followed by the Ait Ziat dam in Al Haouz province, 99% complete, and the reconstruction of the Sakia El Hamra dam in Laayoune province, already 93% complete. Among the strategic projects is the Ratba dam in Taounate province, which represents the program’s largest investment, with over $450 million.
The Kheng Grou dam in Figuig province is also set to become one of the largest in the country, with a capacity of one billion cubic meters. Construction is currently 70% complete. According to the ministry, the program is part of the Kingdom’s national water security strategy to address the effects of drought and climate change. Alongside dam construction, Morocco is also investing heavily in seawater desalination and “water highway” projects to transfer water resources between basins. The country plans to have more than two dozen desalination plants in place by 2030. This massive program aims to increase domestic production capacity from 350 million to 1.7 billion cubic meters per year, in order to cover 50% to 60% of the country’s drinking water needs by 2030.
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