A Snapshot of Morocco'S Power Sector: Tarik Hamane

ROADMAPS FOR SUCCESS
A SNAPSHOT
OF MOROCCO’S
POWER SECTOR
Tarik Hamane, Director, Power Generation Projects and
Programs, ONEE, Morocco
Tarik HAMANE is the Director of Power Generation Projects and Programs of the Office National
of Electricity and Potable Water “ONEE” (the Moroccan Electricity and Drinking Water Utility).
Tarik HAMANE has more than 10 years managerial experience in leading the development of large
scale power generation projects in Morocco, including IPPs and PPP projects and for different fuel
and technologies (Thermal Power Plants “Clean Coal and Gas”) and (Renewables “Wind and Solar”).
Tarik has also been involved in securing the ancillary power infrastructure (Port and Storage) as well
as successfully managing land acquisition processes.
Key projects include landmark ventures that served as a guiding platforms for a wider implementation
of energy projects in Morocco: Tarfaya wind farm 301MW, the Integrated Wind Project 850MW,
Taza wind farm 150MW, Safi Coal Fired Power Plant 1400MW, Jorf Lasfar Coal Fired Power Plant
700MW, Extension of Jorf Lasfar Port.
Before joining ONEE, Tarik has served as a R&D Engineer at CNRS in France and CERN in Geneva.
Mr. HAMANE has an MBA from Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées Paris, France, a Master’s Degree in
Information Systems from Ecole Centrale and INSA Lyon, France, and a MSc degree in Electrical
Engineering and in Automatic from Ecole Centrale-Supelec (Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité) Paris
and from INSA Lyon.
Energy consumption in 2015 34 400 GWh
1. A SNAPSHOT INTO MOROCCO (INCLUDING Total Installed Capacity in 2015 MW %

CAPITAL & MAJOR CITIES, POPULATION
Classical Hydro 1 306 17%
SIZE, CURRENCY, LANGUAGES, MAIN
INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, STEP 464 6%
UTILITY (GENERATION, T&D) / REGULATOR Total Hydro 1 770 22%
STRUCTURES ETC.) Wind Farmes ONEE 205 3%
Wind Farmes Privates (13-09 & 241 3%
ONEE (Office National de l’Electricté et de l’Eau Potable) Auto)
is the main player in the power sector in the country and is IPP Wind Farmes CED + Tarfaya 352 4%
fully owned by the Government of Morocco. As such, ONEE
has the status of Single buyer of Power produced except for CCGT Ain Beni Mathar 20 0,2%
(Solar Part)
renewables generation where a specific law allows private to
Ouarzazate Solar Power Plant 160 2%
private Power Transactions. Noor 1
Total Wind & Solar 979 12%
In addition to its own generation facilities, ONEE has signed
10 long term PPAs with Independent Power Producers of Total Thermal 5 411 66%
which 6 are under operation, and 4 under construction. Total Installed Capacity 8160 100%
These include Clean Coal, Gas, Wind and Solar facilities. Total Installed Capacity in 2015, 8 160 MW
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Following is a breakdown of the total consumed electricity

(34,4 TWh) by source:
Electric consumption
PPAs (IPP) Generation:
ONEE’s Power plants:
53%
29%
has grown at an
Electricity Imports: 14.5% average rate of 6,5%
Private to Private : 2.5%
Self-Generation : <1% per year.”
ONE manages all of the transmission grid (400kv, 225 kv
and 60 kV). Distribution grids, on the hand, are managed by a number of factors, including rural electrification, economic
different distribution companies (Private and public owned). development including the introduction of large automobile
ONEE itself distributes 58% of the total energy directly to manufacturing initiatives in Tangiers, urbanization, greater
end customers. access to electricity and the completion of a number of
government infrastructure projects. Based on estimates,
2. WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF Morocco’s electric consumption should exceed 6% per
GENERATION IN THE COUNTRY? annum to reach 85,000 Gwh by 2025.
(INCLUDING LIST OF POWER PLANTS,
THEIR GENERATION TECHNOLOGY For the next 15 years, planned Generation facilities to be
AND THEIR CURRENT STATUS, E.G. built are as follows:
UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE)
Installed Capacity
Instlalled capacity in 2015 was 8160 MW. A list of generation 8 160 MW
in 2015:
facilities is provide above.
Additional Capacity
7 817 MW -> 15 967 MW
3. HOW MUCH GENERATION CAPACITY IS 2015-2020:
CURRENTLY NEEDED AND HOW MUCH IS Additional Capacity
FORECAST FOR THE NEXT DECADE? 4 124 MW -> 20 090 MW
2020-2025:
From 2003 to 2014, electric consumption has grown at an Additional Capacity

4 730 MW -> 24 820 MW
average rate of 6,5% per year. This growth rate is the result of 2025-2030:
40 2016 Africa Energy Yearbook

The electrification rate

in Morocco stands
today at 99%.”
The country has a clear plan to have 52% of its Installed 5. WHAT IS THE RATE OF ELECTRIFICATION
Capacity come from renewable sources. As such the plan is to IN THE COUNTRY AND THE
add the following capacities between now and 2030: DEVELOPMENT OF MICRO-GRIDS OR
HYBRID SOLUTIONS?
• 2400 MW CCGT (Including a LNG Terminal and its
enabling Infrastructure) The electrification rate in Morocco stands today at 99% up
• 5000 MW Solar from the 18% it used to be in 1996.
• 4700 MW Wind
• 1400 MW Hydro 6. ARE THERE ANY TENDERS THAT CAN BE
EXPECTED COMING INTO PLAY IN THE 2ND
4. HOW MUCH GENERATION CAPACITY IS OR 3RD QUARTERS OF THIS YEAR?
TRADED/IMPORTED AND WITH WHOM IN
THE REGION? • Gas to power project : Including 5 BCM LNG terminal,
2400 MW CCGT Plants, 400 kms gas pipeline
Spain and Algeria are the main power trading partners. In • Noor Midelt Solar Power Complex (Hybrid 400 MW PV
2014, the net exchange with Spain was 5 833,697 GWh and CSP)
while with Algeria, it was 176,537 GWh. • Noor PV 1 (170 MW PV)
• EPC for 350 km of up to 800 kV transmission line,
Since 1999, ONEE has been the 4th operator in the Spanish • Several Substations
market. As such, it is by choice that large quantities of energy
are purchased from Spain (Lower Prices) rather than by lack
of capacity.
Spain and Algeria

are the main power
trading partners.”
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ROADMAPS FOR SUCCESS

1. A SNAPSHOT INTO MOROCCO (INCLUDING Total Installed Capacity in 2015 MW %

2016 Africa Energy Yearbook 39

Following is a breakdown of the total consumed electricity

From 2003 to 2014, electric consumption has grown at an Additional Capacity

40 2016 Africa Energy Yearbook

The electrification rate

Spain and Algeria

2016 Africa Energy Yearbook 41

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