Morocco to build second desalination plant at Laayoune

Morocco has announced its plans to build a second desalination plant at Laayoune to cater to the water requirements of the area over the next decade.

The facility, with a 600 l/s capacity, will become operational by next year.

Due to the growing population, state-owned electricity and water facility ONEEP will construct a 18,000m3-per-day-capacity wastewater facility in Laayoune this year.

At Dakhla, construction works of the wastewater plant are expected to commence soon.  This facility will cater to the water requirements of the Dakhla-Eddahab region.

Earlier this month, a partnership agreement was signed between the OCP Group, the Oum Er Rbia Hydraulic Basin Agency (Abhoer) and the Autonomous Water and Electricity Distribution Company (Radees) and for the construction of a wastewater treatment plant in Safi.