We use Cookies. Read our Terms
- Operations
- Wirgane Dam Project
Wirgane Dam Project
Morocco
| Borrower | Morocco |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Water & Sanitation |
| Approved | 21.09.2004 |
| Signed | 12.01.2005 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | AFESD |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Land Development,Water and Environment |
| Co-financiers | AFESD, AFDB, Government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 20.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 73.21 |
This project will construct a dam on the N’Fis River, some 60 km from Marrakech, to provide water to domestic and industrial consumers in the city, populated by more than 850,000 inhabitants. Works will include >construction of a 70 million m3storage-capacity Wirgane Dam and a 20,000 m3 collecting reservoir and basins for treating and filtering water. Once completed, the new dam is expected to boost drinking water supplies by some 17 million m3 annually.