Water Supply Project

Morocco

With Morocco’s rapidly-rising population and growing demand for irrigation water, government is concerned that the low capacity of existing dams could lead to water shortages. The situation is particularly urgent in the coastal region between the capital Rabat and Casablanca, populated by some 5.25 million people. The project will thus expand the Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdullah dam, situated on the Bou Regreg River some 10 km from Rabat, to more than doubling its storage capacity. It will also build an outlet canal and a 180 million m³-capacity retention dam on the Grou River. Once completed, the dams are expected to boost potable water supplies by some 100 million m³.