Madar (Rabat) - Several districts of Casablanca and Nouaceur province lost power on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, after a fault on very high-voltage lines of the national transmission grid, according to a statement by the regional multi-service company SRM Casablanca-Settat reported by Hespress.
According to the statement, the fault occurred at about 16:48, was "beyond the control" of the company and hit lines overseen by the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE). It was caused by strong wind gusts and thunderstorms in the region and cut supply to several transformer substations.
In Casablanca, the outage affected the city centre, Maarif, El Fida, Ain Chock, Ben M'Sick, Sbata, Sidi Othmane and Hay Hassani, and in Nouaceur province, Bouskoura, Oulad Azzouz and Dar Bouazza.
SRM said it activated its crisis management system and mobilised its teams in coordination with ONEE, switching loads on its medium-voltage network to limit the impact. It apologised to customers but gave no time for full restoration.
