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A study from the Imal Initiative for Climate and Development, authored by Anas Hmimad and Rachid Ennassiri, assessed Morocco’s decentralized renewable energy systems (DERS) across 12 regions, with rooftop solar being the main focus. The researchers modeled three deployment scenarios – optimistic, median and pessimistic – estimating power, capacity, avoided emissions and market value.
In the optimistic scenario, DERS could generate 66.8 TWh from 28.58 GW of installed PV capacity, reducing CO₂ emissions by 48.19 million tons. In the average case, 17.15 GW and 40.1 TWh are assumed, avoiding 28.91 million tons of CO₂. Even the pessimistic scenario would yield 8.57 GW and 20.05 TWh.
The report links this distributed potential to Morocco’s broader low-carbon transition, which expects 2.5 million electric vehicles by 2035. Their combined battery capacity of 39,420 GWh could optimistically cover up to 98% of EV charging needs.
Hmimad and Ennassiri urged authorities to implement Law 82-21 on self-generation by 2026, publish the necessary decrees for bidirectional metering and compensation, and invest in smart grids. They also proposed establishing a National Fund for the Integration of Energy Sources for Depletion to support small-scale investors and households.
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