# Casablanca desalination plant Publisher: CapexCue Canonical dossier: Dossier reference: release 2 (e7b80188-5fee-4bdc-adf7-3d714e5443af) Released project intelligence Oldest supporting observation: 2026-10-17T17:21:29.614493+00:00 Dossier released: 2026-11-05T15:09:42.392936+00:00 Source report dates and capture dates are listed per fact below; neither establishes an event date. ## Project summary The Casablanca desalination plant is a planned reverse-osmosis water-desalination facility at Sidi Rahal, in the Greater Casablanca area of Morocco. ACCIONA’s project announcement describes planned capacity of 300 million m³ per year: 250 million m³ of drinking water and up to 50 million m³ for potential regional agricultural use. It says the plant is to be powered entirely by renewable energy from the 360 MW Bir Anzarane wind farm, which will dedicate 47% of its output to the plant, and states that supply is intended for 7.5 million people. (ACCIONA, “ACCIONA signs financing for Casablanca desalination plant,” project-description bullet and location paragraph.) The announcement identifies ACCIONA as responsible for construction and planned operation and maintenance for 27 years; completion is scheduled for 2028. These are reported plans, not confirmation of completion or operation. (ACCIONA, same announcement, paragraphs on responsibilities and completion.) ACCIONA reports total project investment of MA$6.5 billion (€613 million). Separately, its article dated 8 May 2025 reports that the Al Baidaa Desalination Company consortium announced signing project financing structured as 80% debt and 20% equity. The named institutions are FIEM through ICO, Société Générale (with Cesce coverage via the Green Investment Policy), Attijariwafa Bank, Banque Centrale Populaire, Bank of Africa, Caixa and COFIDES; the article does not state a financing amount. (ACCIONA, same announcement, investment paragraph and financing report.) ACCIONA’s Q1 2026 trading statement reports that construction works at Casablanca were one driver of growth in Water-business revenues compared with Q1 2025. This is reported activity, not a measure of the plant’s physical progress. (ACCIONA, Q1 2026 trading statement, p. 14.) Reading-scope note: The Q1 2026 statement was inspected on page 14 of 26 only. The other pages and graphical content were not interpreted, and the whole document was not reviewed. (ACCIONA, Q1 2026 trading statement, p. 14.) ## Evidence limits and unknowns - The Q1 2026 statement does not establish current physical progress, marine handover, commissioning or actual water output; it reports construction works without plant-level progress or output measures. (ACCIONA, Q1 2026 trading statement, p. 14.) - The cited project announcement and inspected Q1 statement do not establish an open procurement package or a supplier buying window. Neither is inferred from the announced financing, planned completion date or reported construction activity. (ACCIONA, project announcement; Q1 2026 trading statement, p. 14.) - The 2028 completion date is a reported plan; the cited Q1 statement does not establish a later or binding completion schedule. (ACCIONA, project announcement, completion paragraph; Q1 2026 trading statement, p. 14.) - The Q1 2026 statement’s unselected pages were not reviewed, so this review cannot establish whether they address these project-status or procurement questions. (ACCIONA, Q1 2026 trading statement, p. 14.) Current purchasing availability: unknown. Source-dated plans do not establish current progress or available supplier packages. ## Project metadata Country: Morocco Region: Middle East North Africa Physical assets: Desalination Derived from the exact released evidence; unresolved fields remain unclassified. ## Project category Water and environment Derived from the reviewed sector statement; delivery stage remains unclassified. Water desalination. Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/news/acciona-signs-financing-casablanca-desalination-plant | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:29.614493+00:00 ## Project milestones Project event times are distinct from source publication, observation and dossier release dates. An elapsed plan does not establish completion. ### Project · Completion expected Event time: 2028 (year) Status: Expected Basis: Reviewed date statement; not a verbatim source quotation. Released statement reference: released-statement:date:0:33:completion_expected Released statement: Scheduled for completion in 2028. Corroboration: uncorroborated Limitation: This source report does not establish current progress. Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/news/acciona-signs-financing-casablanca-desalination-plant | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:29.614493+00:00 Project overview Oldest decisive evidence: 2026-10-17T17:21:29.614493+00:00 Newest evidence: 2026-11-05T15:03:10.077079+00:00 Knowledge reviewed: 2026-11-05T15:09:42.392936+00:00 Publication reviewed: 2026-11-05T15:09:42.392936+00:00 ## Date Scheduled for completion in 2028. Status: planned Attribution: www.acciona.com Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/news/acciona-signs-financing-casablanca-desalination-plant | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:29.614493+00:00 ## Name Casablanca desalination plant Status: reported Attribution: www.acciona.com Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/news/acciona-signs-financing-casablanca-desalination-plant | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:29.614493+00:00 ## Scope Planned reverse-osmosis plant with capacity of 300 million m³ per year: 250 million m³ of drinking water and up to 50 million m³ for potential regional agricultural use. The article says it will be powered entirely by renewable energy from the 360 MW Bir Anzarane wind farm, which will dedicate 47% of its output to the plant; stated supply is for 7.5 million people. Status: planned Attribution: www.acciona.com Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/news/acciona-signs-financing-casablanca-desalination-plant | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:29.614493+00:00 ## Sector Water desalination. Status: reported Attribution: www.acciona.com Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/news/acciona-signs-financing-casablanca-desalination-plant | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:29.614493+00:00 ## Location Sidi Rahal, in the Greater Casablanca area, Morocco. Status: reported Attribution: www.acciona.com Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/news/acciona-signs-financing-casablanca-desalination-plant | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:29.614493+00:00 ## Operator ACCIONA is to operate and maintain the plant for 27 years. Status: planned Attribution: www.acciona.com Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/news/acciona-signs-financing-casablanca-desalination-plant | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:29.614493+00:00 ## Contractor ACCIONA is to be responsible for construction. Status: planned Attribution: www.acciona.com Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/news/acciona-signs-financing-casablanca-desalination-plant | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:29.614493+00:00 ## Investment Total project investment reported as MA$6.5 billion (€613 million). Status: reported Attribution: www.acciona.com Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/news/acciona-signs-financing-casablanca-desalination-plant | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:29.614493+00:00 ## Financing Stage An article dated 08 MAY 2025 reports that the Al Baidaa Desalination Company consortium announced signing the project financing. The financing is structured as 80% debt and 20% equity; participating institutions named are FIEM through ICO, Société Générale (with Cesce coverage via the Green Investment Policy), Attijariwafa Bank, Banque Centrale Populaire, Bank of Africa, Caixa and COFIDES. No financing amount is stated. Status: reported Attribution: www.acciona.com Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/news/acciona-signs-financing-casablanca-desalination-plant | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T17:21:29.614493+00:00 ## Source qualifications and unresolved questions - Canonical facts retain their original source scope. Later source qualifications do not redefine the original asset or establish open supplier procurement. ACCIONA reported that its Water-business revenues grew significantly in Q1 2026 compared with Q1 2025, driven in part by construction works at the Casablanca desalination plant. (reported). ACCIONA (externally supplied capture), evidence received 2026-11-05; https://www.acciona.com/content/dam/acciona-global/documentos/informes/q1-2026-trading-statement.pdf ## Cite this dossier CapexCue — Casablanca desalination plant — dossier released 2026-11-05T15:09:42.392936+00:00, release 2 (e7b80188-5fee-4bdc-adf7-3d714e5443af) — https://capexcue.com/projects/casablanca-desalination-plant-85604add-d94/. For current information and later dossier updates, visit . This file records the release identified above; the current dossier may change.