Solar street light FAQ for Morocco

LALOGO is an off-grid solar-lighting brand and a solar street light supplier in Morocco: all-in-one and split solar street lights, retrofit heads for existing poles, solar floodlights, garden lighting and security lighting with 4G camera. We design the products, set their specifications and place them on the market under our own name, with a technical team based in Casablanca.

Our customers are communes and their consulting engineers, developers and residential syndics, farms, industrial zones and hotels. Every LALOGO datasheet prints the four numbers that matter: nominal LED W, lumens, panel Wp and battery Wh.

LALOGO products are made at our ISO-certified manufacturing base in South China, to specifications LALOGO sets for Morocco: replaceable LiFePO4 battery, −20 °C to +65 °C operating range, sizing on December irradiation, and an IP66 coastal version for the Atlantic seaboard.

We do not hide this origin: it is also where most solar luminaires imported into Morocco come from. The difference lies in what the datasheet states, the tests we order and the batch follow-up. The pole is Moroccan-made (25 % safeguard duty on imported poles, HS 7308.90.10); the luminaire's customs classification is confirmed by our customs broker.

Seven families: 100 W and 200 W nominal LED solar floodlights (IP66, remote control); all-in-one solar street lights from 30 to 140 Wp (≈ 5,000 to 15,000 lm); split kits with 50 to 120 W LED heads and a 12.8 V battery at the top of the pole or in a buried box, plus a wind-solar hybrid; 30 to 100 W solar street light heads for existing poles; garden lighting (50 W wall lights, bollards, lawn spike lights, insect-killer lamp); a 100 W security street light with dual 4G camera, 4 MP; arms, panel brackets and pole drawings.

Every model carries an LS code: A for all-in-one, S for split, H for head, F for floodlight, W for wall light, G for bollard, L for lawn light, C for camera, K for wind hybrid, P for pole, B for bracket. The number that follows is the panel power in Wp for all-in-one street lights (LS-A) and the nominal LED power for split kits (LS-S), heads, floodlights, wall lights, bollards and the camera light.

The price of a solar street light in Morocco depends on four numbers: nominal LED power (W), luminous flux (lm), panel size (Wp) and battery capacity (Wh). Two street lights both sold as “80 W” with the same 80 Wp panel can state 3,000 lm or ≈ 8,000 lm (LS-A80, 256 Wh battery); the price gap is judged on the light each one actually delivers through a December night.

At Moroccan retail, a floodlight advertised as “200 W” sells for 420 to 900 MAD incl. VAT, and a “300 W” street light sold at around 1,140 MAD often hides a 50 W panel and a battery of roughly 154 Wh (prices observed in September 2026, not LALOGO prices). LALOGO professional street lights are quoted per project, in MAD, with the Incoterm and lead time stated. The price of a solar street light in Morocco should be compared per lumen and per Wh, never per advertised watt.

We deliver to all twelve regions of Morocco, from Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma to Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab. Containers arrive at the port of Casablanca or at Tanger Med; final delivery goes by carrier to the site, the commune or the customer's warehouse.

Sizing is done city by city on December irradiation (PVGIS-SARAH2 2005-2020, JRC): 2.58 kWh/m²/day in Tangier, 2.85 in Rabat, 2.99 in Casablanca, 3.46 in Marrakech, 3.62 in Agadir, 3.97 in Laâyoune. The Atlantic coast gets the IP66 coastal version; windy sites (Essaouira, Tarfaya, Atlas passes) can take the LS-K wind-solar hybrid.

Start from the target lighting class (NM EN 13201: P3–P4 for a residential street, M6 or P4–P5 for a douar road, C4–C5 for a communal junction — indicative selection), the pole height and the spacing. That fixes the required flux in lumens, then the energy used per night in Wh at the chosen dimming profile.

The panel (Wp) must produce that energy in December: daily yield ≈ Wp × December peak sun hours × 0.70–0.75 (system-efficiency assumption). In Casablanca (2.99 kWh/m²/day), a flat 100 Wp panel gives ≈ 215 Wh/day; in Ouarzazate (3.81) ≈ 274 Wh/day. The battery (Wh) must cover the night plus 3 days of bad weather. Examples: LS-A60 = 60 Wp, 192 Wh, ≈ 6,000 lm, 4–6 m pole, 15–20 m spacing; LS-A120 = 120 Wp, 384 Wh, ≈ 12,000 lm, 7–8 m pole, 25–30 m spacing.

Send us the road width, the town and the number of points: we return a sizing note with the photometric calculation.

LALOGO all-in-one street lights run up to 12 h per night, with 3–5 days of reserve at the default profile. Autonomy depends on irradiation (we size on December) and on the dimming profile: the same battery lasts longer at 40 % flux than at 100 %.

The night of 21 December lasts 14.1 h in Casablanca and 13.8 h in Agadir (astronomical computation); that is why the controller switches to dimming or motion detection after midnight. Standard NM 06.8.001 defines the autonomy test as 16 h continuous at ≥ 40 % flux at 25 °C: that is the reference to write into a specification, rather than a number of “nights” without conditions.

Full recharge: about 8 h of full sun from an empty battery.

Almost never. The advertised figure is a marketing wattage with no link to the panel or the battery. A street light sold as 300 W with a 6 V / 50 W panel and a 48,000 mAh battery (≈ 154 Wh) cannot deliver 300 W through a night: 154 Wh ÷ 12 h = 13 W on average.

Always compare four numbers: nominal LED W, lumens, Wp and Wh. At LALOGO, an LS-A60 carries a 120 W nominal LED module for ≈ 6,000 lm, a 60 Wp panel and a 192 Wh battery; an LS-A140 carries a 384 W module for ≈ 15,000 lm, 140 Wp and 512 Wh. LED efficacy is 180–220 lm/W; NM 06.8.001 requires ≥ 130 lm/W for the luminaire.

Yes, provided it is planned for. LALOGO luminaires operate from −20 °C to +65 °C, and LiFePO4 is among the most temperature-stable lithium chemistries. NM 06.8.001 accepts several battery technologies (LiFePO4 and Li-ion under NM CEI 62133, gel under NM EN 60896-22) and requires a service life of at least 5 years.

Heat still shortens battery life: according to a study published in 2024, an LFP cell loses about 23 % of its cycles at 45 °C compared with 25 °C. Marrakech, Fès and Ouarzazate see mean July maxima of 35–39 °C and records of 43.6–49.6 °C (Agadir: 50.4 °C in August 2023). For those sites LALOGO recommends either an all-in-one with a replaceable battery and night-time dimming, or a split kit with the 12.8 V battery in a box at the pole base or in the foundation, away from direct sun.

Yes, within 1 km of the sea. Our luminaires are IP65 as standard; the IP66 coastal version adds a marine-grade coating on the die-cast aluminium body and a salt-spray test report (ISO 9227) on request. LALOGO specifies it for sites in ISO 9223 classes C4–C5: seafront, corniche, port zones, Mohammedia, El Jadida, Dar Bouazza (LALOGO engineering classification by distance to the sea).

Casablanca's relative humidity is about 82 % all year; in class C5, zinc loses 4.2 to 8.4 µm per year, which consumes an 85 µm galvanised coating in roughly ten years (85 ÷ 8.4 ≈ 10). Hence the hot-dip galvanised pole (NM ISO 1461) with duplex powder coating for seafront poles, made in Morocco.

The all-in-one (LS-A series) mounts on a Ø 60 mm spigot of an existing or new pole, with no cable or box; it is the choice for douar streets, residential developments and car parks. The split kit (LS-S series) has a panel tilted at 32° that yields +62 to +68 % more energy in December than a flat panel (PVGIS-SARAH2 2005-2020, JRC: Casablanca 2.99 → 4.93 kWh/m²/day), and a 12.8 V battery at the pole base, easier to replace and sheltered from heat.

Simple rule: north and coast (Tangier 2.58 kWh/m²/day in December) or main roads → split kit; south and very sunny sites (Ouarzazate 3.81) → all-in-one is acceptable. Both formats are covered by NM 06.8.001, including all-in-one modules mounted on existing poles.

LS-A30: 3–4 m pole, 10–15 m spacing (paths, gates, small car parks). LS-A50C: 4–5 m, 12–18 m (walkways, parks, compounds, hotels). LS-A60: 4–6 m, 15–20 m (douar streets, residential roads, car parks). LS-A80: 6 m, 20–25 m (communal roads, developments). LS-A110: 6–7 m, 25 m (secondary roads, boulevards). LS-A120: 7–8 m, 25–30 m (main communal roads, junctions). LS-A140: 8–10 m, 30–35 m (main roads, roundabouts, ports, platforms).

Split kits follow the same logic: LS-S60 on a 5–6 m pole, LS-S80 on 6–7 m, LS-S100 on 7–8 m single or double arm, LS-S120 on 8–10 m double arm. The 70° × 140° asymmetric optic lights the carriageway, not the sky. The photometric calculation (IES/LDT file, DIALux) confirms the NM EN 13201 class for your road width.

Yes, if sizing was done on December rather than on the annual average. In December, horizontal irradiation is only 49 to 64 % of the annual daily mean depending on the city (PVGIS-SARAH2 2005-2020, JRC); a street light sized on July switches off in January.

Under overcast skies the panel still produces a fraction of its power and the battery takes over: 3–5 days of reserve at the default profile. The MPPT controller automatically lowers the flux as the battery drops (weather-adaptive dimming, required by NM 06.8.001) rather than leaving the street dark.

Yes. Every LALOGO all-in-one street light carries an MPPT controller, a dusk-to-dawn sensor, a PIR motion sensor and an infrared remote; the controls of split kits and heads are given on their datasheets. The time and dimming profile is programmable: for example 100 % in the early evening, 40 % after midnight, back to 100 % whenever movement is detected.

The LS-F100 and LS-F200 floodlights are set by remote control (timer, light sensor). The LS-W50 wall light comes in a PIR version or a remote-control version (LS-W50R). Colour temperature is chosen at order: 3000 K, 4000 K or 6500 K.

Yes: that is what the LS-H30, LS-H60, LS-H80 and LS-H100 solar street light heads are for (30 to 100 W LED, 20 to 80 Wp panel, IP65, 12–16 h). They fit the spigot of the existing 4 to 8 m pole in place of the sodium luminaire, with no trench, no cable and no electricity bill.

NM 06.8.001 explicitly covers all-in-one modules mounted on existing poles. We check the pole condition with you (galvanising, anchoring) and the target lighting class before proposing the model.

Since 2025 Morocco applies a 27 % anti-dumping duty on Chinese-origin LED luminaires for public lighting, tariff line HS 9405.42.00.10 (luminaires for streets, avenues, parks and public squares). Investigation opened 2 September 2024, provisional duty 23 May 2025, investigation concluded 24 December 2025.

The customs classification of every LALOGO model is confirmed with our customs broker in Morocco; a binding tariff ruling (renseignement contraignant) is being requested for our all-in-one street lights. Solar floodlights, garden and residential lighting and security lighting with camera are designed and sold for uses outside urban public lighting (yards, farms, sites, residences, hotels); all-in-one street lights and heads are sold as off-grid autonomous outdoor lighting. In every case the classification is confirmed model by model and we claim no exemption until the customs ruling is issued.

If a model is classified under 9405.42.00.10, the extra cost (import duty, anti-dumping, VAT) is itemised in the quote — an estimate to be confirmed by the broker.

Because imported poles carry a 25 % safeguard duty (HS 7308.90.10, all origins, definitive since March 2025, amended in June 2026): metal supports 3 to 12 m high carrying one or more luminaires, with or without extension or bracket arm. Importing a 6 m pole from Asia no longer makes economic sense, all the more since its weight and volume drive the freight cost.

LALOGO supplies the LS-P6 pole drawings (conical Q235 hot-dip galvanised, 5.7 / 5.8 / 6 / 6.8 / 7.8 m, wall 1.5–2.75 mm, anchor cage included) to Moroccan fabricators, and ships the LS-B arms and panel brackets with the luminaires (a tariff heading distinct from poles). The battery box can be built into the pole base or the foundation, as NM 06.8.001 allows.

NM 06.8.001 (2024) is the Moroccan standard “Lampadaires solaires LED pour l'éclairage public – Exigences générales”, drawn up by IMANOR (committee CN 033, public enquiry EP 52/2024 closed on 30 September 2024). It requires among other things a predefined NM EN 13201 class, efficacy ≥ 130 lm/W, a PV module to NM CEI 61215/61730 with its lower edge ≥ 3 m above ground, 0–100 % dimming with astronomical clock and weather-adaptive control, a battery tested 16 h at ≥ 40 % flux at 25 °C with a service life ≥ 5 years, and marking (unique ID, trademark, year, battery, the reference NM 06.8.001).

Law 12-06 (art. 35) and Decree 2-22-431 (art. 5) make reference to NM standards mandatory in public tenders. LALOGO status: file in progress. Our datasheets address the draft standard's requirements clause by clause (clause numbers come from the September 2024 draft; the homologated text is to be purchased from IMANOR). We do not write “NM 06.8.001 compliant” until the test report is issued.

Yes. Under Law 24-09 on product safety and Order 3228-13, luminaires placed on the Moroccan market must carry the Cم (CMIM) marking and come with a declaration of conformity, under Order 2573-14 (low voltage) and Order 2574-14 (electromagnetic compatibility).

The standards giving presumption of conformity are NM IEC 60598-1, NM EN 60598-2-3 (street-lighting luminaires), NM EN 60598-2-5 (floodlights), NM EN 60598-2-4 (portable and garden luminaires), NM EN 60529 (IP) and NM EN 62471 (photobiological safety) for low voltage, NM EN 55015 and NM IEC 61547 for EMC; batteries fall under NM CEI 62133. LALOGO issues the declaration of conformity for every model delivered; IMANOR's NM mark, by contrast, is voluntary. The list of mandatory standards changes: we check it on PortNet before every shipment.

For each model: the LALOGO datasheet in French (four numbers, dimensions, weight, temperature range, IP/IK, controls), IES or LDT photometric files for the NM EN 13201 calculation in DIALux, the Cم declaration of conformity, the EN/IEC-to-NM correspondence table, the available test reports (IEC 60598-1, IEC 60598-2-3, IP per IEC 60529, UN 38.3, IEC 62133-2) and the battery safety data sheet.

On request: a city-by-city December sizing note, LS-P6 pole drawings for the Moroccan fabricator, an operation and maintenance manual in Arabic (NM 06.8.001 §10 requirement), and model tender-specification wording with the recommended clauses (lighting class, 16 h at 40 % autonomy test, IP66 / IK08 for coastal lots, marking, warranty).

Indicative selection per CEN/TR 13201-1 (no Moroccan prescription published): douar access road or track ≤ 50 km/h → M6 or P4–P5; residential street at 30 km/h → P3–P4; communal main street and conflict zones → C4–C5, links M4–M5; grid-lit urban arterials → M2–M3 (outside the solar scope).

Maintained values to write into the specification: P3 = 7.5 lx average / 1.5 lx minimum; P4 = 5 lx / 1 lx; C5 = 7.5 lx average, uniformity 0.40; M6 = 0.30 cd/m². Older specifications still use the 2003 nomenclature (ME/CE/S, NM 06.1.225): we provide both. The SRM Casablanca-Settat's SDAL will produce a public-lighting charter fixing the levels for six communes.

Ingress protection is established to IEC 60529 (NM EN 60529) and impact resistance to IEC 62262 (NM EN 62262). Our street lights and heads are IP65 as standard, IP66 in the coastal version; the LS-F100 and LS-F200 floodlights are IP66; garden and security lighting is IP65. The IK rating is given per model on request.

NM 06.8.001 leaves IP and IK “specified by the client” (§7). LALOGO recommendation for a specification: IP66 / IK08 for coastal lots, IP65 / IK08 inland. The corresponding test reports are supplied on request for the selected model.

Sample and minimum quantities are stated on the quote for each model; a sample lets a commune, a consulting engineer or a developer test the product on site before the contract.

For garden lighting (wall lights, bollards, spike lights) and floodlights, smaller quantities are possible. Poles are not part of the MOQ: they are made in Morocco from our drawings.

The lead time is stated on the quote: production after order confirmation and deposit, then sea freight to the port of Casablanca or to Tanger Med, customs clearance included. Samples ship faster, by air or express, with LiFePO4 batteries declared under UN 38.3.

It depends on quantity, options (colour temperature, coastal version, 4G camera) and sailing schedules; the contractual lead time is written into the quote and the tender offer.

Three options: FOB port of loading (the customer or their forwarder arranges freight), CIF Casablanca or CIF Tanger Med (freight and insurance included, clearance by the customer), and DDP on request (delivered duty paid to the site or warehouse, clearance and duties handled by LALOGO and its Moroccan customs broker).

For public contracts, DDP in MAD lets the commune receive an all-inclusive offer, duties and VAT included. The pole is Moroccan-made (25 % safeguard duty on imported poles, HS 7308.90.10); the luminaire's customs classification is confirmed by our customs broker.

Standard: deposit on order, balance before shipment against the shipping documents, by bank transfer. For public contracts and key accounts we work by irrevocable letter of credit or under the terms of the tender specification (payment on statement after acceptance). Quotes are issued in MAD or in USD/EUR depending on the Incoterm chosen.

Samples are paid in advance; their amount is credited against the project order that follows.

Every LiFePO4 battery ships with its UN 38.3 test report (transport of lithium batteries) and its safety data sheet (MSDS / SDS), required by shipping lines, airlines and the customs broker. All-in-one luminaires travel with the battery installed, in individual cartons with foam blocking, palletised in the container.

Split kits ship with the 12.8 V battery in its box; the panel and the head are packed separately. On receipt, a visual check and a sample voltage check are recommended before storage.

Yes, in two ways: as supplier to a Moroccan contract holder (public-lighting company or electrical installer) bidding for the supply and installation contract, or directly through the marchespublics.gov.ma portal, which provides a path for companies not established in Morocco. Small commune orders often go through a purchase order after comparison of three quotes.

We prepare the full technical file (datasheet, IES/LDT, declaration of conformity, EN/NM table, sizing note) and can supply a sample for the committee. The usual tender wordings — “éclairage public solaire”, “candélabres solaires”, “plaques d'énergie solaire”, “luminaires solaires”, “travaux d'éclairage public solaire” — correspond to our LS-A, LS-S and LS-H series, mounted on a Moroccan pole.

The terms of the LALOGO warranty are stated in every quote and on the datasheet: duration for the luminaire (housing, LED, controller), for the LiFePO4 battery and for the panel, start date and conditions (normal use, validated dimming profile, installation as per the manual). An extended solar street light warranty is available on request for public contracts and projects, with a dedicated spare-parts lot; for a public contract its terms follow the requirements of the specification.

The visible practice on the Moroccan market is a one-year warranty. NM 06.8.001 also requires a service life of at least 5 years for the battery and the controller; our technical offer shows how the proposed model meets it.

Yes. For every project LALOGO puts together a spare-parts lot delivered with the order: LiFePO4 batteries (replaceable without special tools), MPPT controllers, remotes, PIR sensors, fasteners and brackets. A stock of consumables is kept in Morocco for customers under extended warranty; the recommended proportion is stated in the quote according to the size of the contract.

Batteries are identified (type, voltage, capacity, year) in line with the marking required by NM 06.8.001; replacement is done on the pole for all-in-one units or in the box at the pole base for split kits.

Yes. Every delivery includes the mounting manual in French and Arabic, the wiring diagram for split kits and the recommended dimming-profile settings for the project's town. For contracts from 20 points, a LALOGO technician supports commissioning: panel tilt adjustment, programming by remote, lux measurement at ground level.

The installation itself (foundation, pole, erection) is carried out by the Moroccan installer or the commune's technical services; we provide the LS-P6 pole drawings and the anchoring recommendations. A half-day on-site training for maintenance teams is available on request.

A solar street light needs little maintenance, but not none. Rinse the panel with clean water after every chergui or dust episode and before December; visually check fixings and tilt after a storm; check battery voltage and the dimming profile by remote once a year; on the coast, inspect fixings and pole for corrosion every year.

If a light no longer switches on: first check that the dusk sensor is not lit by another source and that the panel is neither shaded nor dirty, then the battery voltage. The Arabic manual required by NM 06.8.001 (§10) contains the seasonal checklist; our maintenance guide details it.

The fastest channel is WhatsApp: +212 6 68 58 03 53 (link wa.me/212668580353), Monday to Saturday, 9:00 to 18:30 Casablanca time. Send the town, the road type, the number of points or the tender specification as an attachment: a technician replies with a sizing and a quote in MAD.

By phone on the same number, by e-mail at contact@lalogo.ma, or through the form on the Contact page. We answer in French, Arabic and English.