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The Future Development of Smart Grid - The Case of Morocco

Authors:
Nada Belkebir
Ahmed Khallaayoun
Rachid Lghoul
Mohammed Maaroufi

Keywords: Smart Grid; Morocco; Renewable energies; Energy; Electricity

Abstract:
Morocco is becoming more concerned about the protection of environment as it conducted different studies and strategies with the High Planning Commission (Haut Commissariat au Plan) and under the directives of top Moroccan managers whose purpose is to integrate sustainable energy in its economic activities. It is in this direction that Morocco prepared one of the largest studies “Prospective Maroc 2030” and in which a whole section was devoted to shine the light on the issues and challenges related to energy that the country has to face. With an expected growth of 5 to 6% in electricity consumption and with the integration of renewable energies, Smart Grid seems to be the natural transition to deal with the different fluctuations that the grid will be subjected to. This paper evaluates the current status of Smart Grid in Morocco in comparison with other developing countries. An overview of the energy sector in Morocco is presented. The regulations related to the power sector are also discussed. Then challenges and recommendations will be discussed at the end of the paper.

Pages: 1 to 9

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2018

Publication date: May 20, 2018

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-412X

ISBN: 978-1-61208-635-4

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from May 20, 2018 to May 24, 2018