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Volume 9
Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation
ISSN: 2155-6199
Biofuel Congress 2018 &
Biomass 2018
September 04-06, 2018
JOINT EVENT
September 04-06, 2018 | Zurich, Switzerland
13
th
Global Summit and Expo on
Biomass and Bioenergy
&
12
th
World Congress on
Biofuels and Bioenergy
Moroccan energy transition: Development of renewable energies and energy efficiency
Touria Barradi
Ecole Centrale de Casablanca, Morocco
S
ustainable pace of growth in electricity demand, high energy dependency and predominance of fossil fuels, led Morocco
to undertake an ambitious, innovative and voluntarist National Energy Strategy on going with an emphasis on renewable
energies (RE) [1]. The valorization of its high solar and potential [2] and the development of its interconnections predispose
it to become an electricity hub in North and West Africa, and a potential partner of the EU. Initiated in the 1980s by a policy
of dam construction, the energy transition has been reinforced during the last decade with the solar and wind contributions.
Multiple challenges are addressed: the electrification rate is 100% in urban areas and is gradually approaching this value in
rural areas [3], energy dependency decreased from 98% in 2009 to less than 93% this year, aiming to reach 82% in 2030 and
the first solar Kwh was injected into the transmission grid in 2016, from the NOORo complex, considered the largest multi-
technology solar site in the world [4]. The implementation of 10 GW leads the RE integration rate in the energy mix to reach
52% by 2030, making a historic turning point where the share of renewable electricity will exceed the share of fossil electricity
[5]. A specific legislative, regulatory and institutional framework has also been implemented. The flexibility of the electric
system and the reduction of RE intermittencies is achieved through the Energy Transfer Station by Pumping (ETSP), the CCGT
and international interconnexions. Biomass and biogas benefit from the important agricultural residue and the abundance
of organic components in the waste. In line with its commitment towards the climate, public health and the reduction of
atmospheric emissions, Morocco intends to develop specific programs dedicated to process solid and liquid effluents [6¬]. The
energy efficiency is also an important pillar of the Moroccan energy strategy, contributing to save 5% of the energy consumed
by 2020 and 20% by 2030. The primary targeted sectors are transport, building, industry, agriculture and public lighting [7].
The intervention will give an overview of these main programs and projects with a social-economic impact.
Recent Publications
1. Moroccan National Energy Strategy, Ministry of Energy Water Mines and Environment (2009)
2. Atlas of renewable energies in Morocco, ADEREE (2012)
3. Rural Electrification Program (PERG),
one.org.ma4. Moroccan Agency of Sustainable Energy (2016)
5. Ministry of Energy Mines and Sustainable Development, "Moroccan Energy Strategy" (2018)
Biography
Touria BARRADI graduated from the Hassania School of Public Works (EHTP) option electricity, she was the first female engineer graduated from the school,
and major of its promotion. In 1980, Touria Barradi-El Alami won the state engineering diploma from the Ecole Supérieure d'Electrique in Paris (Supelec), option
energetic systems, nuclear energy. Once again, she is major of her promotion and first Moroccan winner of the school. In 1990, she obtained a doctorate of State of
the Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (INPL) of Nancy, in electrical engineering (honorable mention). Touria Barradi-El Alami taught for 15 years at the EHTP, where
she was professor-researcher. She has also been involved in training, at the doctoral cycle at the Pierre and Marie Curie University, and carries out consulting
engineering assignments for some companies. Prof. Touria BARRADI is using its academic and professional capital to strengthen the University - Company
partnership.
soraya.barradi@gmail.comTouria Barradi, J Bioremediat Biodegrad 2018, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6199-C1-014