Over 2010‑2020, Morocco saw a strong increase in generation from wind, concentrating solar power and solar PV, which compensated for a drop in hydropower, resulting in an overall increase of the renewables share until 2019, to then drop back by the end of the following year to the level of 2010. The share of oil-fired generation decreased significantly, by more than a factor of ten, with coal-fired generation replacing it and reaching almost 70% of the mix. As a result, the CO2 intensity in 2020 was higher than that of 2010.
The increasing electrification rate in the industry sectors in Morocco is in line with the requirements of electrification over the next decade. Conversely, the transport sector saw a decreasing trend over the last ten years and will need to reverse it, increasing in particular the development of electric mobility. The space-for-action remains vast in each of the sectors. The decreasing use of bioenergy in the buildings sector is opening greater potential, with the need to accelerate more strongly the electrification of the sector, while the apparent green light in industry is just a consequence of the changing structure in the hard-to-abate sectors over the period. Further efforts will therefore be needed in both electrification and decarbonisation of power generation.