STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- In Morocco, one of the world’s largest concentrated solar power plants will soon start generating electricity.
- Concentrated solar power provides reliable power even when the sun is not shining.
- Plant is expected to reduce Morocco’s fossil fuel dependence by two and a half million tons of oil.
Morocco is poised to make history soon — when the first phase of one of the world’s largest concentrated solar power plants starts generating electricity . When fully operational, it will produce enough energy for more than one million Moroccans, with possibly extra power to export to Europe.
Located on the edge of the Sahara desert, in an area famous for a picturesque landscape, the Noor-Ouarzazate power complex is putting Morocco on the map as a solar superpower.
It is Morocco’s first utility-scale solar energy complex and a critical step in the Moroccan Solar Energy Program, which aims toinstall 2 GW of solar power by 2020. The project underlines the country’s determination to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, turn to increased use of renewable energy, and move towards a low carbon development strategy.
Morocco is the largest energy importer in the Middle East, and depends heavily on foreign sources for over 97 percent of its energy. Harnessing energy from its abundant sunshine will free Morocco from the volatility of import costs, along with creating the potential for green energy exports to neighboring countries. The plant will reduce the country’s energy dependence by about 2 and half million tons of oil.
Located on the edge of the Sahara desert, in an area famous for a picturesque landscape, the Noor-Ouarzazate power complex is putting Morocco on the map as a solar superpower.
It is Morocco’s first utility-scale solar energy complex and a critical step in the Moroccan Solar Energy Program, which aims to
Morocco is the largest energy importer in the Middle East, and depends heavily on foreign sources for over 97 percent of its energy. Harnessing energy from its abundant sunshine will free Morocco from the volatility of import costs, along with creating the potential for green energy exports to neighboring countries. The plant will reduce the country’s energy dependence by about 2 and half million tons of oil.
Once ready, the solar plant of Ouarzazate in Morocco will become one of the largest solar power plants in the world.
CIF/World Bank
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