Electricity/Renewable: Energy Two New Tariffs Soon
The National Electricity Regulation Authority (ANRE) is preparing to introduce two new tariffs to regulate the booming renewable energy market in Morocco. These are the Medium Voltage Grid Usage Tariff (TURD) and the Distribution Services Tariff (TSD).
The first tariff targets self-producers with production facilities far from their usage zones, as well as developers operating under Law 13-09 relating to renewable energy. The second tariff is for self-producers working under Law 82-21 on self-production of electricity.
These tariffs are set to take effect in early February 2025. In the meantime, ANRE is holding consultations with all stakeholders in the renewable energy sector in Morocco. Supported by Deloitte, Abdellatif Bardach, ANRE’s president, and his team have already met with all grid managers (GRD). A follow-up consultation meeting with other stakeholders in the renewable energy sector, including members of the Energy Federation and the Moroccan Association of Solar and Wind Industries (Amisole), part of the National Federation of Electricity, Electronics, and Renewable Energy (Fenelec), has also taken place. The goal of this inclusive and participatory approach is to exchange ideas to clarify and jointly define the best mechanisms for properly implementing laws related to renewable energy and self-production of electricity from clean sources.
In this context, Fouad El Cohen, president of Amisole/Fenelec, praised ANRE’s approach and commended its teams for creating «tariffs that are very much in line with Amisole’s expectations.» However, said El Cohen, «We must ensure that we don’t over-tax to maintain the competitiveness of national electricity. The TURD and TSD tariffs must therefore be based on real services provided to self-producers by GRDs. It is crucial to avoid turning these tariffs into mechanisms for compensating potential losses for GRDs.» In other words, Amisole calls for all GRD service tariffs for self-producers to be detailed and published. Additionally, it proposes that the tax be unified across the entire national territory.
Aziz DIOUF
