3 Energy Transition in Africa: Context, Barriers and Strategies
83
Morocco’s Energy Resources and Supply
Morocco has no considerable conventional energy resources. It is the
largest net importer of energy in Africa. The Office of Hydrocarbons and
Mining (ONHYM) of Morocco, however, indicates that the country has
enormous untapped oil and gas potential and has gone ahead to issues
onshore and offshore exploration permits for the same.
48
As regards renewable energy resources, Morocco has solar and wind
potential estimated at 5-kilowatt hours (kWh) per square metre per day
and 5000 terawatt-hours (TWh) per year, respectively.
49 Morocco’s total
primary energy supply (TPES) is dominated by primary and secondary
oil (12,020 ktoe) followed by coal (4283 ktoe).
50
Morocco’s Energy Demand and Consumption
Morocco’s energy consumption is dominated by fossil fuels. Its energy
consumption has doubled since the year 2000 and went over 15,000
ktoe in 2016.
51 Morocco’s greatest consumer of energy is its transport
sector (33.2%), followed by the industry (26%), and the residential and
commercial sectors (20.4%).
52
Approximately one-third of Morocco’s total primary energy consumption is committed to electricity generation.
53 Owing to Morocco’s population growth, rural electrification projects, infrastructure development,
rural–urban migration and economic development, electricity demand
has increased speedily.
54 The electricity demand is met primarily through
thermal production (coal, gas and fuel and gasoline). The balance of the
demand is satisfied through renewables (wind and hydro) and imports.
Morocco’s greatest consumer of electricity is its industrial and residential sector (20,082 GWh), followed by its commercial and agricultural
48 ‘Energy Sector Overview’, http://www.onhym.com/en/, accessed 9 August 2019.
49 Export.Gov, Morocco- Energy (2018), https://www.export.gov/article?id=Morocco-Energy,
accessed 30 August 2019.
50 International Energy Agency, Morocco (2018), https://www.iea.org/countries/Morocco/,
accessed 30 August 2019.
51 Ibid.
52 Ibid. (n 48).
53 Neimat Khatib, ‘Country Profile: Morocco 2018’ Renewable Energy Solutions for the
Mediterranean & Africa, https://www.res4med.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Country-pro
file-Marocco-2.pdf, accessed 30 August 2018.
54 Ibid.
83
Morocco’s Energy Resources and Supply
Morocco has no considerable conventional energy resources. It is the
largest net importer of energy in Africa. The Office of Hydrocarbons and
Mining (ONHYM) of Morocco, however, indicates that the country has
enormous untapped oil and gas potential and has gone ahead to issues
onshore and offshore exploration permits for the same.
48
As regards renewable energy resources, Morocco has solar and wind
potential estimated at 5-kilowatt hours (kWh) per square metre per day
and 5000 terawatt-hours (TWh) per year, respectively.
49 Morocco’s total
primary energy supply (TPES) is dominated by primary and secondary
oil (12,020 ktoe) followed by coal (4283 ktoe).
50
Morocco’s Energy Demand and Consumption
Morocco’s energy consumption is dominated by fossil fuels. Its energy
consumption has doubled since the year 2000 and went over 15,000
ktoe in 2016.
51 Morocco’s greatest consumer of energy is its transport
sector (33.2%), followed by the industry (26%), and the residential and
commercial sectors (20.4%).
52
Approximately one-third of Morocco’s total primary energy consumption is committed to electricity generation.
53 Owing to Morocco’s population growth, rural electrification projects, infrastructure development,
rural–urban migration and economic development, electricity demand
has increased speedily.
54 The electricity demand is met primarily through
thermal production (coal, gas and fuel and gasoline). The balance of the
demand is satisfied through renewables (wind and hydro) and imports.
Morocco’s greatest consumer of electricity is its industrial and residential sector (20,082 GWh), followed by its commercial and agricultural
48 ‘Energy Sector Overview’, http://www.onhym.com/en/, accessed 9 August 2019.
49 Export.Gov, Morocco- Energy (2018), https://www.export.gov/article?id=Morocco-Energy,
accessed 30 August 2019.
50 International Energy Agency, Morocco (2018), https://www.iea.org/countries/Morocco/,
accessed 30 August 2019.
51 Ibid.
52 Ibid. (n 48).
53 Neimat Khatib, ‘Country Profile: Morocco 2018’ Renewable Energy Solutions for the
Mediterranean & Africa, https://www.res4med.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Country-pro
file-Marocco-2.pdf, accessed 30 August 2018.
54 Ibid.