Morocco Launches 11 New Dams Across 8 Provinces for 339M DH
Morocco has launched 11 tenders for new dams across eight provinces, with an estimated total cost of more than 339 million dirhams.
Morocco's Ministry of Equipment and Water launched, on Thursday, October 15, 2026, 11 tenders for the construction of new dams spread across eight provinces of the Kingdom, with an estimated total cost of more than 339.4 million dirhams (MAD). Bid openings are scheduled between November 9 and 16, 2026.
How the 11 projects are distributed across provinces
The new dams are spread across eight Moroccan provinces: Rehamna province has three projects (Dar Et Tnia, Ouled Sidi Daoud and Sidi Said), Taourirt has two (Aguelmame and Issa Ben Amar), while the remaining six provinces - Taroudant, Chefchaouen, Zagora, Boulemane, Figuig and Khouribga - each have one project. The four largest projects by cost - Aourir, Taghzout, Aguelmame and Hyara - account for nearly 50.8% of the programme's total cost.
| Dam | Province | Estimated cost (MAD million) |
|---|---|---|
| Aourir | Taroudant | 46.45 |
| Taghzout | Chefchaouen | 46.22 |
| Aguelmame | Taourirt | 40.11 |
| Hyara | Zagora | 39.64 |
| Akdim | Boulemane | 29.27 |
| Dar Et Tnia | Rehamna | 29.00 |
| Ras Kraa | Figuig | 28.13 |
| Issa Ben Amar | Taourirt | 26.93 |
| Srirou | Khouribga | 18.88 |
| Ouled Sidi Daoud | Rehamna | 17.69 |
| Sidi Said | Rehamna | 17.11 |
These figures remain estimates from the tender files; the final cost of each project may change after contracts are awarded to the winning companies.
Why this programme matters to Moroccans
These small and medium-sized dams are part of an ongoing effort to strengthen Morocco's water security in provinces facing water stress and sharp year-to-year rainfall variability. Such structures typically help mobilize surface water resources and supply drinking and irrigation water to local populations. Pending the results of the bid opening scheduled between November 9 and 16, 2026, the final cost of the 11 projects will depend on the competition among bidding companies.