Morocco energy mix & electricity
Power plants in Morocco produced 44.5 TWh of electricity in 2025. More than half of it, 61.5%, came from coal; wind power was a distant second with 16%.
Electricity generation by source in 2025
Share of electricity generation by source, with the change in percentage points over the last ten years.
| Source | TWh | Share | 10-yr Δ pp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | 27.37 | 61.5% | +4.3 |
| Wind | 7.14 | 16% | +7.6 |
| Gas | 4.86 | 10.9% | −8.4 |
| Solar | 2.57 | 5.8% | +5.8 |
| Oil | 1.61 | 3.6% | −3.8 |
| Hydro | 0.91 | 2% | −5.6 |
| Bioenergy | 0.04 | 0.1% | +0.1 |
| Total | 44.5 | 100% |
Morocco: electricity in context
Power plants in Morocco produced 44.5 TWh of electricity in 2025. That is similar to Paraguay. More than half of it, 61.5%, came from coal; wind power was a distant second with 16%.
Renewables supplied 24% of the electricity, which ranks Morocco 99th of 158 countries. This puts it 10 points below the world average of 33.8%. It is also below the average for Africa (24.7%). The carbon intensity of electricity is 596 g CO₂e/kWh; the global average is 458 g/kWh. The grid is more carbon-intensive than the world average. On carbon intensity, Morocco ranks 125th of 158 from the cleanest.
Since 2015, the fastest-growing source has been coal: its output rose by 10.3 TWh, lifting its share by 4.3 percentage points. Measured by share of the mix, wind power gained most, up 7.6 percentage points. The biggest decline came from hydropower (−1.4 TWh). Taken together, the renewable share rose by 7.9 percentage points over the decade. Total generation grew by 14.6 TWh over the same period. Carbon intensity dropped from 640 to 596 g/kWh, a 7% cut.
Against the global trend, coal’s share has risen by 4.3 percentage points in ten years, to 61.5%.
Wind and solar together provided 21.8% of electricity (solar 5.8%, wind 16%), compared with 17.3% worldwide. Per person, that is 67 kWh of solar electricity a year, versus a global average of 338 kWh. Wind adds 186 kWh per person. Solar first passed 1% of the mix in 2016.
Morocco generates 1,158 kWh of electricity per resident each year, 30% of the global average. Imports cover around 8% of demand: Morocco bought 3.7 TWh more electricity than it exported.
How the power mix has changed
Electricity generation by source since 2000. Switch to shares to see the structural shift independent of demand growth.
Renewables and carbon intensity
Morocco against the world and Africa averages.
Total energy: beyond electricity
Primary energy covers transport, heating and industry too. Renewables supply 8.7% of primary energy and fossil fuels 91.3% (2024). Per person, that is 7,257 kWh a year (world: 21,654).
Substitution method: non-fossil electricity is converted to the primary energy a fossil plant would have needed.
Domestic extraction of coal, gas and oil, in energy terms.
Power plants in Morocco
The WRI Global Power Plant Database lists 45 utility-scale plants in Morocco with a combined capacity of 8.7 GW. Coal plants account for the largest slice (33% of listed capacity). The biggest single plant is Centrale Thermique de Jorf Lasfar (JLEC) (2,020 MW, Coal). The database was last updated in 2021, so newer wind and solar farms and rooftop PV are under-represented.
Largest power plants
| # | Plant | Fuel | Capacity MW | Commissioned | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centrale Thermique de Jorf Lasfar (JLEC) | Coal | 2,020 | 1994 | Unit 1 and 2: Office National de l’Electricité (ONE); Unit 3 and 4: Abu Dhabi National Energy (TAQA) |
| 2 | Al Wahda Thermal Power station | Gas | 800 | 2010 | Office National de l\'Electricite (ONE) |
| 3 | Jerada power station | Coal | 515 | 2002 | Office National de Electricite (ONE) Sepco III |
| 4 | Ain Beni Mathar Centrale Thermosolaire (CCGT) | Gas | 472 | 2009 | Office National de l\'Electricite (ONE) African Development Bank |
| 5 | STEP UR1 * | Hydro | 464 | 2005 | — |
| 6 | Centrale a cycle combine de Tahaddart | Gas | 394 | 2005 | Energie Electrique de Tahaddart (EET) |
| 7 | Parc Eolien Tarfaya | Wind | 301 | 2014 | Nareva Holding/Engie |
| 8 | Central Termique de Kenitra | Oil | 300 | 1979 | Office National de l\'Electricite (ONE) |
| 9 | Mohammedia power station | Coal | 300 | 1986 | Office National de Electricite et de Eau Potable |
| 10 | Al wahda | Hydro | 240 | 1998 | Office National de l\'Electricite (ONE) |
| 11 | Allal Al Fassi | Hydro | 240 | 1994 | Office National de l\'Electricite (ONE) |
| 12 | Parc Eolien Akhfenir | Wind | 202 | 2016 | Nareva Holding |
| 13 | Centrale Solaire Noor Ouarzazate 2 | Solar | 200 | 2018 | — |
| 14 | Centrale Turbine a' Gaz de Tit-Me (Casablanca) | Oil | 198 | 1994 | Office National de l’Electricité (ONE) |
| 15 | Centrale Solaire Noor Ouarzazate 1 | Solar | 160 | 2016 | Moroccan Agency for Renewable Energies (MASEN) |
Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Explore all 45 plants on the interactive power plant map.
Solar & wind farms: Morocco
87 utility-scale facilities tracked by Global Energy Monitor (2026): 1 GW of solar and 1.5 GW of wind operating, plus 47.2 GW under construction or planned.
How does Morocco compare?
Morocco next to 6 neighbouring countries, plus regional and world averages. Click a column to sort; use “Compare” for full side-by-side charts.
| Country | Renewable % | Low-carbon % | Fossil % | gCO₂/kWh | kWh / person | Generation TWh | Mix | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 24% | 24% | 76% | 596 | 1,158 | 44.5 | — | |
| Spain | 55.9% | 74.6% | 25.4% | 154 | 6,012 | 288 | Compare | |
| Algeria | 1.1% | 1.1% | 98.9% | 633 | 2,058 | 96.4 | Compare | |
| Portugal | 81% | 81% | 19% | 128 | 4,911 | 51.1 | Compare | |
| Tunisia | 4% | 4% | 96% | 560 | 1,807 | 22.3 | Compare | |
| Mauritania | 22.7% | 22.7% | 77.3% | 512 | 400 | 2.1 | Compare | |
| France | 26.1% | 94.9% | 5.1% | 41 | 8,552 | 570 | Compare | |
| Africa average | 24.7% | 25.5% | 74.5% | 544 | 635 | 962 | Compare | |
| World average | 33.8% | 42.6% | 57.4% | 458 | 3,860 | 31,772 | Compare |
Calculators for Morocco
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Sources & references
- Our World in Data: Energy dataset (CC BY 4.0) — compiled from the sources below
- Ember: Yearly Electricity Data — generation, shares, carbon intensity
- Energy Institute: Statistical Review of World Energy — primary energy, fossil production
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: International Energy Data — gap-filling for smaller countries
- World Resources Institute: Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0) — power plant locations and capacity
Electricity data: Ember and Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); latest year 2025. Power plants: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). Rankings exclude systems under 1 TWh and values older than 2020. Figures may be revised by the original publishers.