Agadir -The Tamri Dam in the Agadir Ida-Outanane prefecture is approaching the final stages of construction, with the project now approximately 90 percent complete.
Tamri is a key infrastructural element of Morocco’s national strategy to enhance water security, tackle the effects of climate change, and ensure the sustainable management of water resources in the Souss-Massa region.
The project is part of the National Program for the Supply of Drinking Water and Irrigation 2020-2027 (PNAEPI), which aims to guarantee a reliable supply of drinking water, support agricultural irrigation across Agadir, and protect surrounding communities from potential flood risks.
The Ministry of Equipment and Water has been overseeing construction since it began in September 2022. The dam is expected to be completed at the beginning of this year, three years earlier than initially planned.
Once operational, the Tamri Dam will have a storage capacity of 204 million cubic meters, standing 75 meters tall and extending 460 meters in length.
The facility is designed to restore groundwater reserves, provide irrigation for nearby agricultural lands, and ensure a continuous supply of drinking water for the region, addressing long-standing challenges caused by drought and water scarcity.
This phased project carries an estimated investment of MAD 2.7 billion ($295.4 million).
The Tamri Dam forms part of a broader portfolio of water management projects across the Souss-Massa region.
These include the expansion of the seawater desalination plant in Chtouka-Aït Baha, which currently provides about 65 % of the city’s drinking water needs, with plans to add 48 million cubic meters annually, 18 million of which will be allocated to drinking water.
Additionally, a new desalination plant at Tiznit beach with a projected production capacity of 70.4 million cubic meters per year, aimed at supplying both drinking water and irrigation for the Rasmuqa and Maader plains.
