Rabat – Morocco is set to return to daylight saving time (GMT+1) on Sunday, April 14 at 2 a.m.
The Moroccan Ministry of Digital Transformation and Administrative Reform announced the news ahead of the end of Ramadan.
Morocco suspends daylight saving time annually a few days ahead of the holy month of Ramadan as the GMT+ timing affects the fasting time.
The North African country goes back to daylight saving time again a few days following Ramadan.
Morocco will announce Eid Al Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, tonight, following the moon sighting.
The country is set to celebrate Eid on Wednesday, marking the first day of Shawaal.
In 2018, Morocco adopted daylight saving time permanently, sparking outrage among citizens who still protest the measure.
Morocco’s government, however, has long defended the adoption of GMT+, suggesting that the goal of this measure is to increase the competitiveness of the national economy through the reduction of energy consumption and the time difference between Morocco and its major trading partners.
Initially, Morocco was switching the clock every summer to GM+1 and returning to the old standard time for the period when Ramadan fell in the summer.
