| Approval Date | 07 Nov 2012 |
| Signature Date | 19 Dec 2012 |
| Planned Completion Date | 31 Dec 2021 |
| Sovereign / Non-Sovereign | Sovereign |
| Sector | Water Supply & Sanitation |
| DAC Sector Code | 14010 |
| Commitment | U.A 116,504,212.98 |
| Status | Implementation |
The Marrakech Region Water Supply Project in Morocco consists in ensuring the secure supply of drinking water to the city of Marrakech and its neighbouring urban centres from the Al Massira dam and meeting the industrial water needs of the country’s Phosphates Authority (Office chérifien de Phosphates – OCP). Its design was based on the priority needs outlined by ONEE (Water Branch) in its Programme Contract with the Moroccan State for the 2012-2016 period. This area has three poles (Marrakech, Al Haouz and Al Kelaa) which are experiencing significant urban, tourism and industrial development. The project has the following components: (i) Development of water production, storage and supply infrastructure divided into two subcomponents: one part "water declogged" & another part dedicated to "treated water"; (ii) Technical support: Studies, control and supervision of works. The total cost is estimated at UA 212.1 million, with a 60-month period (2013-2017) planned for completion. This operation provides an opportunity for the Bank to foster its cooperation with a major water sector partner in Morocco, the French Development Agency, which participates in its financing.
The project will help to meet the drinking water and industrial water needs of the Marrakech region by 2030 by tapping surface water from the Al Massira dam.
The project will prioritize the populations of the towns and cities concerned and neighbouring urban and rural centres. In terms of supply, it will strengthen and improve the quantity and quality of the drinking water supply of about 2 million people as from 2017 and provide both ONEE (Water Branch) as producer and distributor, and the Marrakech Autonomous Water and Electricity Distribution Board (RADEEMA) as distributor with the resources to sustain growing demand in the areas concerned until 2030 – when the area’s population will reach about 3 million, with over one million in in rural areas. It will also help to supply the industrial water needs of the Phosphates Authority (Office chérifien de Phosphates – OCP) for its Ben Guerir site.
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Funding
African Development Bank
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Implementing
Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau potable (ONEE)
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| IATI identifier | 46002-P-MA-E00-009 |
| Last Update | 07 Aug 2020 |
| Name | EL OUAHABI Mohamed |
| m.elouahabi@afdb.org |
| Country | Morocco |
| Coordinates | Location Name |
|---|---|
| 31.4941 -8.09709 | Tameslouht |
| 31.3526 -7.95036 | Tahannout |
| 31.6688 -8.34697 | Sidi zouine |
| 31.6342 -7.99994 | Marrakesh |
| 31.3625 -8.13578 | Lalla Takerkoust |
| 31.6341 -8.25097 | Et Tnine Oudaya |
| 32.2423 -7.95534 | Benguerir |
| 31.2167 -8.23184 | Amizmiz |
| 31.5642 -7.67037 | Ait Ourir |
| 31.8723 -8.17436 | Kettara |