How wind power grew in Morocco
Morocco's first wind farm, 50 MW at Koudia Al Baida near Tangier, was built in 2000 by Compagnie Éolienne du Détroit under a licence from the state utility ONE. ONE then built its own farms at Essaouira (60 MW) and Tangier (140 MW) in the 2000s. The Tangier farm, Dhar Saadane, cost MAD 2.75bn, with loans from the EIB, Spain's ICO and KfW.
The Integrated Wind Programme of 2010 aimed for 2,000 MW by 2020, with MAD 31.5bn of investment. Law 13-09 opened high-voltage generation to private investors. The 301 MW Tarfaya farm, a 50:50 venture of GDF Suez (now Engie) and Nareva, reached full commercial operation in December 2014. In December 2015 ONEE awarded an 850 MW programme to Enel Green Power with Nareva and Siemens Wind Power, at an average of about US$0.03/kWh. Jbel Lahdid, 270 MW, a partnership of ONEE, Nareva and Enel Green Power, started in October 2024.
MASEN, Morocco's sustainable energy agency, listed 2,010 MW of operating wind farms in 2023. That total includes four farms in Western Sahara, at Boujdour, Aftissat, Foum El Oued and CIMAR, with 755 MW. MASEN lists them like any other Moroccan farm. Western Sahara Resource Watch, an advocacy group, says farms in the territory lack the consent of its people. Wind generated 7.14 TWh in 2025, 16.0% of electricity. The national goal is 52% renewables in the power mix by 2030, with wind at 20%.
Sources: Oxford Business Group · Maghreb Emergent · Engie · Enerdata · MASEN · Western Sahara Resource Watch · Western Sahara Resource Watch · Ember
Where Morocco's power comes from, 2025
| Source | Share of electricity |
|---|---|
| Coal | 62.3% |
| Wind | 15.3% |
| Gas | 10.8% |
| Solar | 5.8% |
| Other fossil fuels | 3.6% |
| Hydro | 2.1% |
| Bioenergy | 0.1% |
Wind farms in Morocco
We track 33 wind farms in Morocco: 1.7 GW operating and 22.4 GW under construction, consented or planned, with 1.0 GW of it offshore. Each one's owners, turbines and status are in the Wind app.
Electricity data: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Wind farms: national registers and Global Energy Monitor; see data sources.
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