ACWA Power has been awarded the contracts to develop and operate the Noor Midelt II and Noor Midelt III solar power projects with a combined capacity of 800 MW in Morocco. The Build–Own–Operate (BOO) contracts were signed between ACWA and the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) within a 30-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Originally designed as hybrid PV-CSP solar plants of 500 MW with storage capacity, the projects now consist of 400 MW of solar capacity, with a 230 MW/620 MWh BESS each.
The 800 MW PV-CSP hybrid Noor Midelt I project was awarded in 2019 to a consortium between EDF Renewables, Masdar, and Green of Africa.
ACWA Power operates and maintains seven power projects in Morocco with a combined installed capacity of 765 MW representing a total investment of nearly SAR12bn (US$3.2bn).
At the end of 2024, Morocco had a total installed capacity of 11.7 GW, of which solar represented about 9% (1 GW).
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