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Morocco's nuclear & energy program

Morocco's nuclear power program status: Exploring . Confidence-labelled, cited records on capacity, grid targets, regulators, vendors and key events, from the open AfrPowerOS dataset.

Morocco — key facts

  • CountryMorocco
  • RegionNorth Africa
  • Program statusExploring — Early-stage assessment, no commitment yet
  • Commercial reactors operating0
  • Commercial reactors under construction0
  • Research reactorCENM TRIGA Mark II (2 MW)
  • RegulatorAMSSNuR (Agence Marocaine de Sûreté et de Sécurité Nucléaires et Radiologiques)
  • Implementing agencyMinistry of Energy Transition / CNESTEN
  • AgreementsUS-Morocco civil nuclear cooperation MoU (2025)
  • Electricity access100.0%
  • Installed capacity12000.0 MW
  • ConfidenceVerified
  • Last verified2026-08-16

Summary

Operating research reactor and desalination programme; nuclear power considered for the long-term energy mix alongside a large renewables build-out. No milestones-phase decision yet.

Key events

  • 2025Morocco and the United States sign civil nuclear cooperation MoU source

Sources

Related countries

Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Tunisia

Confidence labels: Verified (primary source), Inference (reasonable reading of verified evidence), Speculation (hypothesis), Unverified (reported, not confirmed). See the methodology.