Morocco’s phosphate giant, OCP Group, inaugurated on Friday, three new wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) across the cities of Beni Mellal, Kasbat Tadla, and Fkih Ben Salah, located in Central Morocco, Morocco’s News Agency (MAP) reported.
The initiative is part of the group’s broader strategy to optimize water consumption and incorporate unconventional water sources in its industrial operations.
Developed by OCP’s Green Water subsidiary in collaboration with JESA Buildings & Infrastructure, the project’s total investment amounts to MAD 593 million (approximately USD 60 million).
The project is also supported by partnerships with the Ministry of the Interior, the utility company RADEET, and the municipality of Beni Mellal.
The Beni Mellal facility will allow OCP to reuse treated water for industrial purposes and contribute to the decontamination of the Oued Oum Er Rbia River.
The plant has a designed annual capacity of 9 million cubic meters and includes coagulation and flocculation units, sand filtration, and UV disinfection systems.
The treated water will be transported via a 40-kilometer pipeline to various industrial sites operated by OCP.
Kasbat Tadla’s wastewater treatment facility serves to facilitate a larger liquid sanitation and water reuse project, with an estimated value of MAD 403 million. It has an annual capacity of 2.2 million cubic meters and will begin operations shortly.
OCP Green Water financed MAD 363 million (USD 37 million) of the project, while the Ministry of the Interior and the local municipality contributed MAD 30 million (USD 3 million) and MAD 7 million (USD 716,600), respectively.
Key regional officials, including Khatib El Hebil, Governor of the Beni Mellal-Khenifra region, and Mohamed Karnachi, Mayor of Fkih Ben Salah, as well as other representatives from OCP and local authorities, attended the inauguration ceremony.