# MOROCCO: OCP Group intends to expand its water desalination plant in Jorf Lsfar

> OCP Group plans to expand its seawater desalination plant at Jorf Lsfar from 25 million to 40 million cubic metres a year by 2021, at a cost of more than €78.4 million. The expansion is needed because OCP intends to raise phosphate production capacity, which would increase its annual water needs from 63 million to 160 million cubic metres.

- Date: 2019-04-19 · published 2019-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Morocco · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59935-morocco-ocp-group-intends-to-expand-its-water-desalination-plant-in-jorf-lsfar
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

The planned capacity increase points to more phosphate and fertiliser supply from Morocco in the coming years. This is a long-term supply signal rather than a near-term price driver.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼

## Sources

- afrik21.africa: https://www.afrik21.africa/en/morocco-ocp-group-intends-to-expand-its-water-desalination-plant-in-jorf-lsfar/

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