During the fiscal year 2026, the Ministry of Equipment and Water intends to begin work on a major project to transfer surplus water from the Sebou basin to the south, complete the construction of major dams, and continue the construction of others, at a total cost of approximately 36 billion dirhams.

According to the “Water Program” document within the framework of the 2026 Finance Bill issued by the ministry in charge of the sector, during this year, “work will begin on a major project to transfer surplus water from the Sebou basin to the south,” “within the framework of activating the principle of territorial solidarity in the distribution of water resources.”

The same document noted that “during the year 2025, detailed studies will continue for the project to link the Ait Ziat dam to the orbital canal. A study will also be initiated for a major project to transfer excess water from the Laou basin to the Sebou.”

Major dams

Separately, the same source confirmed that “the policy of mobilizing surface water resources will continue through the construction of large dams, with an accelerated pace of their completion, with the aim of securing the supply of water to the population and developing irrigation on a large scale, as well as improving the level of protection of the population and property from floods.”

In this regard, the year 2026 is expected to see the completion of several major dams, including the Saguia El Hamra Dam in the Laayoune region, with a capacity of 113 million cubic meters and a cost of 458.4 million dirhams; the Sidi Abbou Dam in the Taounate region, with a capacity of 200 million cubic meters and an estimated cost of 1.208 billion dirhams; the Ait Ziat Dam in the Al Haouz region, with a capacity of 185 million cubic meters and a cost of 1.828 billion dirhams; the Beni Azziman Dam in the Driouch region, with a capacity of 44 million cubic meters and a cost of 1.48 billion dirhams; the Tamri Dam in the Agadir region, costing 2.7 billion dirhams; and the raising of the Mohammed V Dam in the Nador region, at a cost of approximately 1.55 billion dirhams.

The total cost of these projects is approximately 9.23 billion dirhams; while the total volume of reservoirs reaches approximately 1.726 billion cubic meters.

During the same period, work will continue on the construction of fifteen additional large dams, with a total capacity of approximately 5.038 billion cubic meters, and at a total cost estimated at 27.41 billion dirhams; which “reflects the scale of the investment effort directed towards strengthening national water security.”

During the 2026 fiscal year, the Ministry of Water and Equipment also intends to “launch calls for tenders for the construction of three new major dams in the provinces of Larache (Tifr Dam) and Chefchaouen (Dar Mimoun Dam and Ali Tahilat Dam), with a programmed cost of 0.17 billion dirhams to be paid during the year 2026, and an allocation for the year 2027 estimated at 4.14 billion dirhams.”