- Water stress
- Climate change impacts on water resources
- Leakage in the water distribution network
- Ensuring water quality
- Unequal growth in Grand Casablanca
- Significant environmental risk (80% of industries located on the east side of Grand Casablanca)
- Rapid urbanization (600 ha expansion of Grand Casablanca territory annually)
- Ensuring a satisfactory living environment for all inhabitants of Grand Casablanca
- Challenges related to education and unemployment
- Disparities between men and women
Lydec
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2016 reporting, Lydec disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 95.1K tons CO2 (public lighting). Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
GHG Emissions
95.1K tons CO2 (public lighting)
2016
Water Usage
198 Mm3 (water distributed)
2016
Energy Use
132.4M kWh (public lighting)
2016
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Economized 41 Mm3 of water since 1997 through leak detection techniques (equivalent to the water consumption of a city of 1,073,000 inhabitants).
- Achieved a 99.97% water potability compliance rate in 2016.
- 5,592 km of sanitation network in 2016.
- 1110 agreements signed with industries to limit upstream pollution.
- 24 km of Casablanca coastline depolluted following the commissioning of the East Casablanca Anti-Pollution System.
- Reduced internal electricity consumption by 5.5% between 2015 and 2016.
- Completed Lydec's first carbon footprint assessment: 85% of Lydec's GHG emissions come from electricity distribution and public lighting activities.
- Developed an Energy Efficiency Public Lighting (3EP) action plan aiming for a 20% energy saving by 2020 compared to 2015 (reduction of approximately 16,000 tons of CO2 equivalent).
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Reduce GHG emissions by 20% by 2020 (excluding electricity losses)
- Achieve 10% renewable energy consumption internally by 2020
- Save the equivalent water consumption of a city of 1.2 million inhabitants by 2020 (compared to 1997)
📅 Medium-term
- Adapt to water stress and urban development: increase daily distributed water volume from 537,000 m³ in 2015 to 753,000 m³ in 2030
- Achieve 80% efficiency in the drinking water network by 2030
- Deploy remote reading systems
- Introduce renewable energy solutions
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
EnvironmentSocialSocietalEconomic