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Power plants in Morocco

A directory of 52 power plants in Morocco with a combined installed capacity of 15,865 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

52power plants
15,865MW total capacity
6fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Morocco)

Hydro: 18 plants18HydroWind: 11 plants11WindOil: 7 plants7OilGas: 6 plants6GasSolar: 5 plants5SolarCoal: 5 plants5Coal

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Morocco electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

596gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
24.0%low-carbon electricity
24.0%renewables
76.0%fossil fuels
Coal: 62 % of electricity62CoalWind: 16 % of electricity16WindGas: 11 % of electricity11GasSolar: 6 % of electricity6SolarOil: 4 % of electricity4OilHydro: 2 % of electricity2HydroBioenergy: 0 % of electricity0Bioenergy

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Morocco

#PlantFuelMW
1Centrale Thermique de Jorf Lasfar (JLEC)Coal2,056
2Dhar Doum CCGT power stationGas1,600
3Safi power stationCoal1,386
4Nador power stationCoal1,320
5Jorf Lasfar CCGT power stationGas1,200
6Nador West power plantGas1,200
7Al Wahda Thermal Power stationGas800
8Jerada power stationCoal515
9Ain Beni Mathar Centrale Thermosolaire (CCGT)Gas472
10STEP UR1 *Hydro466
11Centrale a cycle combine de TahaddartGas400
12Central Termique de KenitraOil300
13Mohammedia power stationCoal300
14Parc Eolien TarfayaWind300
15Mohammedia 2 Power PlantOil300
16Al wahdaHydro240
17Allal Al FassiHydro240
18Parc Eolien AkhfenirWind202
19Centrale Solaire Noor Ouarzazate 2Solar200
20Centrale Turbine a' Gaz de Tit-Me (Casablanca)Oil198

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Morocco?

There are 52 power plants in Morocco in this open dataset, with about 15,865 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Morocco?

Centrale Thermique de Jorf Lasfar (JLEC) is the largest at about 2,056 MW (coal).

What fuels generate electricity in Morocco?

The most common plant type in this dataset is hydro (18 plants), across 6 fuel types in total.

How clean is Morocco's electricity grid?

Morocco's grid carbon intensity is about 596 gCO₂/kWh, with 24.0% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).