Morocco’s dam reserves reached over 5 billion cubic meters, marking 29.77% of the nation’s full storage capacity on Monday, a 5% rise from the same period last year, largely due to recent rainfall that boosted reserves by more than 900 million cubic meters.
Most water basins showed improvement, including Guir-Ziz-Ghris which jumped from 28% to 56.29%, now holding 302 million cubic meters. The Moulouya Basin, once faced a harsh drought, rose from 29% to 42.29%, receiving 260 million cubic meters in just a few weeks.
Meanwhile, the Draa-Oued Noun Basin climbed to 30.6%, up from last year’s 20%, with its major dams gaining 182 million cubic meters recently. The Loukkos Basin also benefited, increasing to 48.4% from 40.7%, with a total of 917.7 million cubic meters.
The Sebou Basin now holds 40.5%, totaling 2.2 billion cubic meters, up from 38.5%. Tansift Basin’s levels improved to 45.6%, with 103.8 million cubic meters. Bouregreg-Chaouia Basin reached 34.7%, aided by rains and a royal project linking it with Sebou, a leap from last year’s 16.7%.
The Souss Massa Basin remains lower but saw progress, reaching 17.5% with 128 million cubic meters, up from 11% last year. Despite these gains, challenges remain, particularly for areas still impacted by drought, highlighting the importance of water conservation and strategic management across the Kkingdom.