Storm Cuts Power to Parts of Casablanca, Morocco, for Hours

A storm cut electricity to large parts of Casablanca, Morocco, for several hours on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, before every affected substation was back online by 8:54 p.m. local time, Morocco's national electricity and water utility, ONEE (Office National de l'Electricite et de l'Eau potable), said in a statement reported by the outlet H24info. Wind gusts and thunderstorms damaged four separate 225-kilovolt power lines that make up the main and backup supply to the Ouled Haddou and Dar Bouazza substations, which together feed the city.

Power began returning at 6:23 p.m. local time, and all the substations involved were fully restored by 8:54 p.m. local time, H24info reported. The outage reached Casablanca's city center and several other districts, as well as parts of neighboring Nouaceur province, including the town of Dar Bouazza. ONEE called the storm an "exceptional" event of "rare intensity," apologized to residents for the disruption, and said it would keep a reinforced monitoring posture in place until the weather episode ends.

Separately, Morocco's government spokesperson, Samir Belfkih, told reporters Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at the weekly briefing after the Council of Government, that violent wind gusts had brought down three high-voltage cables, including the main one, cutting power for about three hours, according to the outlet Hespress. He called it "a rare incident" and said that, given the size of the city, restoring power within roughly three hours was "a great success."