Casablanca IWP will provide the daily production flow to all sources of drinking water supply in the Casablanca-Settat region. The production capacity of the first phase will be 559,000 m³ per day and an additional 279,500 m³ per day in the second phase. The project is the first plant of a national programme that aims to build desalination plants in various locations in Morocco. The unit’s energy supply will be provided by 100% renewable wind energy through the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a Moroccan renewable energy producer that will guarantee the supply of 100% of the plant’s consumption.

Future Water and Power Consulting (FWPC) has advised the consortium during financial close and has ensured the technical and performance requirements of the project are aligned across various project agreements including the WPA, EPC and O&M Agreements.  FWPC has also reviewed the LNTP works prior to FC.

FWPC is appointed as the Owners’ Engineer (OE) for the Project and its scope include Project Management, Contract Management, Basic and Detailed Design Review, Factory Inspection Test (FAT), QA/AC, Construction Supervision, Commissioning Supervision, As-Built Drawing Review and services during the Defect Liability Period of 24 months post COD for both phases. 

The Project will be implemented in two phases with a combined capacity of 300 million cubic meters per annum. Phase 1 COD is scheduled in December 2026, and Phase 2 COD is scheduled in July 2028. Casablanca IWP is the world’s largest desalination plant to be powered by 100% renewable energy (wind). 

As of December 2025, the Phase 1 project progress has reached approximately 64% indicating steady advancement in line with the planned progress. Engineering for Phase 1 is largely complete (approximately 91%) and the procurement has achieved a progress of approximately 88% for Phase1.