Australia is actively positioning itself as a partner of choice in Morocco’s ambitious national desalination program, as the Kingdom’s water strategy continues to attract growing international interest. Morocco aims to raise the share of desalinated water in its drinking water supply from 25% today to 60% by 2030, with total production targeted at 1.7 billion cubic meters annually. The country currently operates 17 desalination stations with a combined capacity of 345 million cubic meters per year, with four additional units set to push that figure to 540 million cubic meters by 2027 — all powered by renewable energy. With a planned annual capacity of 300 million cubic meters and a projected beneficiary population of 7.5 million, the facility will serve Greater Casablanca and surrounding cities. Its first phase — costing 6.5 billion dirhams through a public-private partnership — is scheduled for commissioning by end-2026, with a second phase extending capacity to 822,000 cubic meters per day by mid-2028.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 18, 2026 14:50 UTC