Morocco to Build Largest Seawater Desalination Plant
Morocco will soon be home to the world’s largest renewable energy-run desalination plant for drinking water and irrigation, following the signing of the first development phase of the €309 million ($352.9 million) project.
The project will be developed by Abengoa, a Spain-based company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, in the Agadir region in partnership with the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water and BMCE Bank, Trade Arabia reported.
The project involves the construction of a desalination plant with a 275,000-cubic-meter production capacity of desalinated water per day, which will be the largest plant designed for drinking water and irrigation. The contract also provides for the possible capacity expansion to up to 450,000 cubic meters per day.
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