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Tangier: A Major Desalination Project Planned for Late 2028
The future facility will have a capacity of 150 million cubic meters, announced Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka.
Tangier will indeed have its seawater desalination plant. Nizar Baraka confirmed this in a press statement following the meeting of the Administrative Council of the Loukkos Hydraulic Basin Agency (ABHL).
The minister emphasized enhancing the region’s desalination capabilities with a major project in Tangier, featuring a 150 million cubic meter capacity, slated for completion between late 2028 and early 2029.
He also announced the deployment of mobile desalination units and wastewater treatment projects, notably at Tanger-Med, Tamuda Bay, Beni Arous, and Ayacha.
Baraka highlighted the Kingdom’s climate situation, marked by seven consecutive years of drought, reaffirming the government’s commitment to implementing sustainable solutions in line with the High Directives of HM King Mohammed VI.
The minister noted that during the 2023-2024 hydrological year, the area covered by ABHL recorded a rainfall deficit of 3.2% compared to the annual average, resulting in a 52% decrease in water inflows to the region’s dams.
In response, several measures have been implemented to ensure the supply of drinking water to urban and rural areas, including new hydraulic projects, construction and equipment of reconnaissance and exploitation wells for groundwater, and the installation of intelligent water withdrawal measurement systems.
In parallel, he emphasized the continuation of major flood protection projects in coordination with the wilaya of the region, including the Tanger 2022-2025 emergency protection program, the Gzenaya commune protection project (2022-2024), and the industrial zone Cité Mohammed VI Tanger-Tech, as well as the development of the Boussafo-Chejra wadi and the bridge on National Road N.16 in Tetouan.
The minister highlighted the acceleration of dam construction works and the planning of new infrastructure within the context of the royal project to link the hydraulic basins of Oued Laou, Loukkos, Sebou, Bouregreg, and Oum Er-Rbia.
