Electricity use in Morocco rose much faster than production during the first seven months of 2026, pushing the country to import more power and export less. Production grew 2.5% between January and July, according to the Directorate of Studies and Financial Forecasts (DEPF) at the Ministry of Economy and Finance — slower than the 5.4% increase recorded over the same period in 2025 — while demand rose 9.4%, nearly four times faster than production.
The gap was reflected in cross-border electricity trade: imports rose 31.7% while exports fell 44.2%, though net electricity exchanges still increased 5.4%, following 6.5% growth the previous year.
Renewable energy was a key growth driver, with electricity produced under Law 13-09 — which allows private companies to generate renewable power for industrial clients or the national grid — up 19.8%. Private electricity production as a whole rose 1.1%, while output from the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) fell 2.6% by the end of July, an improvement from a 6.7% decline in earlier monthly figures.
The figures point to a widening gap between electricity demand and domestic production capacity, driven by stronger consumption from households, businesses and industry, though the DEPF data does not break down demand by sector. Morocco’s wider energy strategy aims for renewables to account for more than 52% of installed electricity capacity by 2030, drawing on solar, wind and hydropower.
The DEPF figures form part of its monthly economic conditions update for 2026. Recent energy-sector developments have also focused on opening medium- and high-voltage electricity networks to more renewable producers, expanding cross-border electricity exchanges, and accelerating solar and wind projects connected to the national grid.
