Veolia and the Kingdom of Morocco have signed an MOA to construct, finance, operate, and maintain a seawater desalination plant near Rabat on Morocco's Atlantic coast.

The project will be structured as a public-private partnership, involving the construction, financing and operation for 35 years, by Veolia, of a seawater desalination plant. With a capacity of 822,000 m3 of drinking water per day, or 300 million m3 per year, it will ensure the supply of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra and Fès-Meknès regions, meeting the water needs of nearly 9.3 million inhabitants. This initiative is part of the Moroccan national energy strategy, which aims to strengthen water supply security and face the challenges of climate change.

Veolia's operational expertise will also ensure high plant performance by balancing investment and operating costs, thus ensuring the most competitive water price over the entire life cycle of the facility. The facility could be powered by low-carbon electricity, mainly from renewable sources.