Project 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.
Reported status and procurement
- Reported development
- Not established
- Procurement availability
- Unknown / not established
A source report alone does not establish current progress or an open buying window.
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.)
