Marrakech to receive desalinated water from Safi by end of July

This initiative aims to bolster Marrakech's drinking water supply, addressing increasing pressure on water resources and climate change impacts. The project aligns with the directives of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to ensure the Kingdom's water security and expand the use of non-conventional water sources like desalination.The infrastructure will transfer 3.2 cubic meters per second, or nearly 100 million cubic meters of desalinated water annually, produced by the OCP Group's desalination plant in Safi. This will be transported to Grand Marrakech via a 185.3-kilometer steel pipeline network.

With a total cost of 4.2 billion dirhams, funded by the state budget and the Ministry of Interior, the project responds to rising water demand due to population growth and economic development in Marrakech, a major tourist destination.Marrakech-Safi has faced severe water stress for years due to recurrent droughts. Mohamed Meziani, provincial director of SRM Marrakech-Safi in Safi and director of the transfer project, stated that this is one of the most significant national projects for securing drinking water. Desalinated water will be pumped from Safi through three stations and delivered to the main RamRam reservoir, north of Marrakech, with a 10,000 cubic meter capacity.

The project includes 185.3 kilometers of main