Morocco: ONEE loses last vestige of power monopoly

The government has taken the final legislative step necessary for the dismantling of the monopoly on the sale of electric power formerly held by Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable (ONEE). On 27 August, the cabinet approved amendments to the renewable energy law which originally entered into force in March 2010. Once it has been approved by parliament and published in the Bulletin Officiel – which could happen by year-end – it will be possible for small scale renewable energy producers to sell power directly to clients via the low and mid voltage grids.