Country snapshot · North Africa

Morocco

Export rules: YesData as of 10 October 2026
1,048.0MW
Solar added in 2026 (Ember estimate, all segments)1N1,N2
1,048.0 MW (1.0 GW)
+16%
Change on 20251
2025: 904.4 MW (Ember estimate)
100.0%
Access to electricity, 20242N3
0.00million
People without electricity, 2024 (DERCA calculation)2N3

Solar added each year

Ember estimates of all solar (utility-scale, distributed and off-grid), MW. 2026 is Ember’s full-year estimate.

Morocco: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 465.2 MW; 2024: 890.9 MW; 2025: 904.4 MW; 2026 estimate: 1,048.0 MW465.22023890.92024904.420251,048.02026E
Morocco: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 465.2 MW; 2024: 890.9 MW; 2025: 904.4 MW; 2026 estimate: 1,048.0 MW465.22023890.92024904.420251,048.02026E
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Solar added per year, MW
YearMWBasis
2023465.2Ember estimate
2024890.9Ember estimate
2025904.4Ember estimate
2026E1,048.0Ember estimate, full year

6.0% of Africa’s estimated 2026 solar additions (1,048.0 of 17,449.4 MW).1

Who has electricity

Share of people with access to electricity, 2024: rural and urban.

Morocco: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 100.0%, urban 100.0%, national 100.0%.National 100.0%Rural 100.0%Urban 100.0%0%25%50%75%100%
Morocco: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 100.0%, urban 100.0%, national 100.0%.National 100.0%Rural 100.0%Urban 100.0%0%50%100%
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Access to electricity, 2024
AreaAccessYear
Rural100.0%2024
Urban100.0%2024
National100.0%2024
Rural 100.0%Urban 100.0%Without electricity 0.00m (DERCA calculation)

World Bank WDI, 2024.2

How reliable is the grid for business?

Firms experiencing electrical outages (2023 survey), compared with Sub-Saharan Africa and the world.3,4N4

Morocco: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesMorocco 10.9% (2023 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Morocco (2023)10.9%Sub-Saharan Africa72.4%World47.5%
Morocco: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesMorocco 10.9% (2023 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Morocco (2023)10.9%Sub-SaharanAfrica72.4%World47.5%

10.9% (2023 survey) · Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4% · World 47.5% (2025)

The rules for small-scale generationN5

Export rules: Yes4–7

Regulator
ANRE
Main utility
ONEE and distributors
Export rulesLaw 82-21; decree in force 9 Jun 2026Show detail

Law 82-21; decree in force 9 Jun 2026

Report data register: C71-C78
How exports are credited18/21 cDH/kWh; surplus <=20%Show detail

18/21 cDH/kWh; surplus <=20%

Report data register: C71-C78
Size limits and licensing<11 kW declaration; 11 kW-5 MW agreement; >5 MW authorisationShow detail

<11 kW declaration; 11 kW-5 MW agreement; >5 MW authorisation

Report data register: C71-C78
Mini-grid rulesNot reviewed in this edition.Show detail

Not reviewed in this edition.

Report data register: C71-C78;C71-C76
Market access beyond the utilityANRE network tariffsShow detail

ANRE network tariffs

Report data register: C71-C78
Aggregation / VPP rulesNone foundShow detail

None found

Report data register: C71-C78

“None found” means we could not locate a rule in public sources reviewed to 10 October 2026, not that one cannot exist.

Recent developments

Dated developments, 2024–2026.

  1. Jun 2026

    Self-production decree (Law 82-21) in force from 9 Jun 2026; surplus sales capped at 20% of annual production.6

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