Morocco Constructs Independent Gas Hub to Reduce Spanish Dependence

Morocco's energy reliance on Spain has become increasingly apparent in recent years. In 2025, Spanish infrastructure supplied 3.88 TWh of electricity to Morocco, while Morocco exported only 132 GWh.

This imbalance is even more pronounced in the natural gas sector. Following Algeria's cessation of gas supplies via the Maghreb-Europe pipeline in 2021, Rabat adopted a reverse-flow logistics chain to import liquefied natural gas (LNG).

The Ministry of Energy Transition aimed to address this dependence by building a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) at the Nador West Med port. The terminal would convert LNG into a gaseous state, eliminating the need for Spanish regasification capacities.

The project was estimated to have a capacity of 5 billion cubic meters of gas per year and included pipelines connecting the terminal to the GME pipeline and primary consumption centers.