Morocco's EV Charger Shortage Meets A Fledgling Startup's Unlikely Early Gamble
Free Reads Morocco’s EV Charger Shortage Meets A Fledgling Startup’s Unlikely Early Gamble By Staff Reporter | August 12, 2026 Morocco’s electric vehicle market is heating up. Fully electric car registrations nearly doubled in the first seven months of 2026, jumping 99% to 1,213 units. Electrified vehicles now account for 17% of new passenger car sales, up from 10.5% a year earlier. The government wants 2,500 public charging points by year-end. But this is hamstrung by the reality that about 600 public stations currently exist, with fast chargers—the kind that make long-distance travel viable—still scarce. Enter watt.ma, Morocco’s first comprehensive EV charging network platform built by a startup, WATTSC, that launched its Charge Point Management System (CPMS) this week. But the catch is that the company isn’t building chargers, but rather, the software for those who do. The platform lets charging operators, site owners and fleet managers monitor stations, set tariffs, process payments and track revenue through…
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