Morocco’s desalination projects attract $27.5 Mln private American investment

Morocco has decided to speed up desalination projects to meet growing demand for drinking water and irrigation amidst a persistent drought. By 2030, 50 pc of the country’s drinking water will be supplied by desalination plants.

Several foreign investors have shown interest in Morocco’s ambitious projects, including U.S. Company “Energy Recovery” which has signed lately $27.5 million contracts to supply its PX Pressure Exchanger to seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) to the desalination projects launched in the North African Kingdom.

When completed, these projects will supply over one million cubic meters per day of potable water for municipal and agricultural use – enough water for more than 600,000 Moroccans.

“These contracts include one of the largest desalination projects in North Africa, which will help close the gap between the existing water supply and Morocco’s growing freshwater demands”, said Rodney Clemente, Energy Recovery Senior Vice-Pdt.

In addition to supplying drinking water, over half of the projected desalination production is destined for agricultural sector, making desalination and PX devices very important tools for a sustainable ecosystem.

The PX system can reduce energy consumption in desalination by as much as 60% and offers the lowest lifecycle cost of any energy recovery device on the market.