DAOURAT is a 17 MW hydro power plant in Doukkala-Abda, Morocco. It is operated by Office National de l’Electricité (ONE). Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 17k homes (estimated). It ranks #48 of 52 Morocco power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1950, it is around 76 years old — an older, legacy facility. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 2.0% of Morocco's electricity; the national grid averages 596 gCO₂/kWh (24.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023690.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 17 MW, DAOURAT is below the median hydro plant in Morocco (40.6 MW). Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Morocco hydro capacity
- 1.0% of 1,678 MW across 18 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 3 of 17 dated hydro plants in Morocco are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Morocco
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Office National de l’Electricité (ONE). All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 32.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 68% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 24/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #15 largest hydro power plant of 18 in Morocco by capacity.
Morocco has 18 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 1,678 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Elborj · Hydro · 22 MW · Doukkala-Abda
- Sidi Said Maachou · Hydro · 20.8 MW · Doukkala-Abda
- IMFOUT · Hydro · 32 MW · Doukkala-Abda
- Centrale Thermique de Jorf Lasfar (JLEC) · Coal · 2,056 MW · Doukkala-Abda
- Jorf Lasfar CCGT power station · Gas · 1,200 MW · Casablanca-Settat
- ALMASSIRA · Hydro · 128 MW · Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz
Location
Coordinates 32.9359, -8.0637 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is DAOURAT?
DAOURAT is a 17 MW hydro power plant in Doukkala-Abda, Morocco, commissioned in 1950.
Who operates DAOURAT?
DAOURAT is operated by Office National de l’Electricité (ONE).