Resilient and Sustainable Water in Agriculture Project
Irrigation modernisation, Component 2, modernisation of irrigation and drainage services, of US$136.6 million: hydrant modernisation in the Souss-Massa sectors 808 and 809 (4,332 ha improved by 30 June 2025) and works in the Tadla sectors G5 and G9; plus water governance (a pilot tradable water allocation platform in Tadla) and advisory services on modern on-farm irrigation in Morocco.
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The record
- Country
- Morocco
- Location
- Tadla and Souss-Massa irrigation areas
- Coordinates
- —
- Technology
- Irrigation modernisation
- Capacity
- Component 2, modernisation of irrigation and drainage services, of US$136.6 million: hydrant modernisation in the Souss-Massa sectors 808 and 809 (4,332 ha improved by 30 June 2025) and works in the Tadla sectors G5 and G9; plus water governance (a pilot tradable water allocation platform in Tadla) and advisory services on modern on-farm irrigation
- Capital cost
- US$182.25 m total project cost at approval (World Bank, 2022), stated in US$; the IBRD loan is US$180 m (EUR 161.4 m)
- Stage
- Under construction
- Owner or client
- Ministère de l'Agriculture (Direction de l'Irrigation et de l'Aménagement de l'Espace Agricole, DIAEA), with ORMVA du Souss-Massa, ORMVA du Tadla and ONCA
- Contractor
- —
- Operator
- —
- Finance
- IBRD loan of EUR 161.4 million (US$180 million equivalent), approved 25 March 2022
- Award or start year
- 2022
- Commissioned
- —
Record last checked 2026-10-19.
History
- 2022-03
World Bank approves the IBRD loan on 25 March
- 2022-06
Loan effective on 9 June
- 2025-06
4,332 ha improved in Souss-Massa through hydrant modernisation in sectors 808 and 809
- 2026-06
Restructuring paper reports disbursement of US$47.19 million (26 per cent) against a closing date of 30 June 2028
Sources
6 references
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- World Bank, Resilient and Sustainable Water in Agriculture (P175747), project record. projects.worldbank.org.
- IBRD loan US$180 million, board approval 25 March 2022, total project cost US$182.25 million, closing date 30 June 2028, implementing agency the Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate of Irrigation.
- World Bank, Disclosable Restructuring Paper (23 June 2026). documents.worldbank.org.
- Approved 25 March 2022 and effective 9 June 2022; loan of EUR 161.4 million; components of US$20.4 million (governance), US$136.6 million (modernisation of irrigation and drainage services), US$17.5 million (advisory services) and US$5.0 million (management); disbursement US$47.19 million (26 per cent) in June 2026; all remaining contracts to be awarded by the end of 2026. World Bank, Implementation Status and Results Report, Sequence 9 (29 June 2026). documents.worldbank.org.
- 4,332 ha in the Souss-Massa area benefit from modernised hydrants in sectors 808 and 809. World Bank, Project Information Document (25 January 2022). documents.worldbank.org.
- MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.
Scaling irrigation modernisation mainly in the Tadla and Souss-Massa regions.