From April 2025 through March 2026, fossil fuels supplied almost two-thirds of Morocco’s electricity consumption. Coal alone accounted for about 54%, while gas contributed roughly 9%. Low-carbon sources supplied around 27%, led by wind at 20%, followed by solar at 4% and hydropower at about 2.5%. Net imports covered the remaining 9%. Clean electricity therefore has a substantial foothold, but coal still dominates, leaving considerable scope to reduce the climate-changing emissions and air pollution associated with fossil generation.

Is Electricity Growing in Morocco?

Morocco’s latest figures show a mixed picture rather than clear growth in electricity consumption per person. The 2026 figure of 1,203 kWh per person was 16 kWh, or about 1%, below the previous record of 1,219 kWh in 2024—a disappointing shortfall as electrification and new industries increase the need for electricity. Low-carbon generation, however, reached a new high of 322 kWh per person, exceeding the 2024 record by 6 kWh, or about 2%. This clean-electricity progress is encouraging, although per-person figures alone do not establish whether total national electricity consumption is growing.

Suggestions

Morocco can build on its existing strengths by expanding wind generation while accelerating solar deployment and considering nuclear power as another source of clean electricity. Spain offers a particularly relevant nearby example: solar supplies about 23% of its electricity and nuclear another 18%. Sunny regions such as Jordan, where solar generates 15%, and the US state of Nevada, where it generates 35%, offer further examples for solar expansion. For wind, Denmark’s 59% share and Uruguay’s 33% demonstrate the potential to build well beyond Morocco’s current contribution. Nuclear experience in France, which generates about two-thirds of its electricity from nuclear, and the United Arab Emirates, at 20%, could inform Morocco’s assessment of a future nuclear programme. Together with stronger grids, these technologies could support growing electricity demand while reducing dependence on fossil fuels.

History

Morocco’s low-carbon electricity history shows fluctuating hydropower followed by increasingly strong contributions from wind and solar. In the late 1990s, hydro generation rose by 1.3 TWh in 1996 but fell by 1 TWh in 1999. Gains in 2003, 2009 and 2010 were followed by further fluctuations through 2016, including a 1.5 TWh drop in 2011 and a 1.2 TWh recovery in 2013. Wind began delivering more consistent additions, increasing by 0.6 TWh in each year from 2013 through 2015. In 2018 and 2019, wind added a combined 1.7 TWh, while solar added 1.1 TWh. Growth accelerated again in 2023, with wind adding 1.2 TWh and solar 0.7 TWh, before wind delivered an exceptional 3.3 TWh increase in 2024. Its 0.9 TWh decline in 2025 was a disappointing reversal, underscoring the importance of sustained expansion across multiple clean electricity sources.

Electricity Imports and Exports

Balance of Trade

* 12M = Last 12 months (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026) — a rolling 12-month period, not a calendar year.