Morocco accelerates energy reforms with major renewable investment push

Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila Benali said Tuesday in the House of Councillors that the government is moving ahead with major structural reforms in the energy sector aimed at strengthening Morocco’s energy sovereignty, boosting investment, and creating jobs.

Responding to oral questions, Benali said the draft law regulating the natural gas sector is currently progressing through the adoption process at the General Secretariat of the Government. She noted that the additional renewable energy capacity added during the current government’s term has reached 1,733 megawatts, bringing Morocco’s total installed capacity to 12.2 gigawatts in 2025, while the share of renewables in the energy mix has increased from 37% in 2021 to 46% in 2025.

She added that 2023 marked a turning point for energy investment, with 66 permits granted for renewable energy projects representing nearly 6 gigawatts of capacity and more than 55 billion dirhams in investments, compared with just 23 permits issued during the 2011–2021 period.

Benali also said that during the first quarter of 2026, authorities approved new projects with a combined capacity of nearly 3 gigawatts, mobilizing investments estimated at close to 22 billion dirhams.

In addition, she noted that Morocco has mobilized around 120 billion dirhams in investments under an electricity infrastructure plan covering the 2022–2030 period, aimed at adding 15 gigawatts of new capacity, including more than 12 gigawatts from renewable sources.

On expanding access to electricity, the minister said the PERG 2.0 program aims to complete the electrification of the country’s remaining unelectrified douars through solutions based particularly on solar energy and electricity storage.