Morocco: State raises threshold for private generators


Issue 289 - 20 Nov 2014 | 2 minute read

In a potentially major step forward for private generators, the government has approved an increase in the amount of electricity that companies other than traditional state monopoly Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable (ONEE) may generate and transport through the national grid. Pending final approvals, Law 54-14 will allow private producers (and other state companies) to generate over 300MW, mainly to supply their own needs. The previous limit was 50MW – which remains the maximum allowable unless an investor plans to generate (potentially from several sites) over 300MW, in a move to focus developments on larger industrial users.

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