An African country is competing with the world... Morocco's dream of using 50% of renewable energy is getting closer.

Written by: Ayman Ragab

The Minister of Energy Transition confirmed thatsustainable development Moroccan, Leila Ben Ali, said that the government continues to implement major structural reforms in the energy sector with the aim of strengthening the Kingdom’s energy sovereignty, encouraging investment, and creating job opportunities.

Renewable energy projects in Morocco

During the oral question session in the House of Councillors, the Minister explained that the draft law on regulating the natural gas sector is currently in the approval stage at the General Secretariat of the Government.

Ben Ali pointed out that the additional installed renewable energy capacity during the current government term amounted to 1,733 megawatts, which raised the total installed capacity to 12.2 gigawatts by 2025, stressing that the share of renewable energies increased from 371 TP3T in 2021 to 461 TP3T in 2025.

She added that 2023 marked an important milestone in the energy investment process, after 66 licenses were granted for renewable energy projects with a capacity of nearly 6 gigawatts and investments exceeding 55 billion dirhams, compared to only 23 licenses during the period between 2011 and 2021.

Approval of new projects

The minister also revealed that the first quarter of 2026 saw the approval of new projects with a capacity of nearly 3 gigawatts, with investments estimated at around 22 billion dirhams.

In the same context, she explained that Morocco has succeeded in mobilizing investments of nearly 120 billion dirhams within an electrical equipment plan covering the period between 2022 and 2030, with the aim of creating an additional capacity of up to 15 gigawatts, more than 12 gigawatts of which are from renewable sources.

Regarding the generalization of access to electricity, Ben Ali confirmed that the “PERG 2.0” program aims to complete the electrification of the remaining villages through solutions that rely primarily on solar energy and electricity storage technologies.

It is noted that Morocco aims to reach a share of 52% of its electricity mix from clean energy by 2030.

Renewable energy projects, particularly wind power, are a key pillar of the Kingdom’s strategy to boost electricity production from renewable sources.

Wind energy projects

There are prominent wind energy projects in the country such as the Aftissat station with a total capacity of 550 megawatts, and the Tarfaya station, the second largest wind energy project in the Kingdom, with a production capacity of 301 megawatts.

Then comes the Akhfennir station with a total capacity of 254 MW, the Tangier 1 wind farm with 140 MW, and the Khalladi station with a capacity of 120 MW distributed across 40 turbines, each with a capacity of 3 MW.