Speaking before the House of Representatives’ Infrastructure, Energy, Minerals and Environment Committee during a presentation of his ministry’s draft budget for 2027, Baraka said total water reserves had exceeded 11 billion cubic meters. The volume provides the country with a stronger buffer for drinking water supply.
Morocco currently has 154 large dams with a combined storage capacity of 20.8 billion cubic meters, the minister said. The country also has 150 small dams and hillside reservoirs across its regions, along with 17 seawater desalination plants and 18 water transfer facilities.
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Baraka said the government would continue working to improve water resource management, but warned that sediment buildup is steadily reducing the storage capacity of dams.
The problem causes an estimated annual loss of around 58 million cubic meters of water, he said. Accumulated sediment now represents a volume equivalent to about 20% of the storage capacity of Morocco’s dams.
As of Wednesday, November 5, the national dam filling rate stood at 65.82%, up from 31.12% on the same date last year. Total stored water reached 11.207 billion cubic meters.
