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I A I Morocco’s Power Sector Transition: 5 1 0 2 Achievements and Potential © 3 - 9 2 0- by Tayeb Amegroud 5 6 8 9 - 8 8 - 8 7 9 n b s I | 1 4 3 Paper produced within the framework of the 4 - 0 IAI-OCP Policy Center partnership 8 2 2 n s s I AbSTrAcT 5 As the only North African country with no own oil resources, 1 0 Morocco is the largest energy importer in the region. The 2 y country is faced with the challenging task of meeting rising r A local demand while keeping its import bill under control. u Against this backdrop, Morocco is pursuing an ambitious, cost- r b effective energy transition aimed at endowing the country e F with a sustainable, competitive and secure energy sector. This - 5 paper assesses the achievements and constraints facing the 0 | Moroccan energy system with a focus on the power sector, 5 which is responsible for the transformation or production of 1 s more than half of the country’s primary energy. It also dwells r e on existing policies aimed at integrating the Moroccan energy P A market into the regional and Euro-Mediterranean energy P g systems by exploiting its strategic position at the crossroads n between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. I k r o W I Morocco | Energy | Electricity keywords A I Morocco’s Power Sector Transition: Achievements and PotentialMorocco’s Power Sector Transition: Achievements and Potential