The Moroccan Sustainable Energy Agency (Masen) has opened the first stage in a tender process to build, operate and maintain Noor Midelt 2, a 230 MW solar power project near Midelt in the Atlas mountains. The project can feature all solar technologies (solar PV or CSP) associated with mature thermal storage technologies or batteries, with the aim of ensuring a stable power capacity of 190 MW during peak hours and 230 MW during the day. Interested companies can apply for the pre-qualification round until 16 September 2019.
In May 2019, MASEN selected a consortium of EDF Renewables (France), Masdar (United Arab Emirates) and Green Energy of Africa (Morocco) to design, construct and operate the 800 MW Noor Midelt 1 solar power project in the Atlas mountains. The MAD 7.57bn (US$780m) project will consist of solar PV and CSP technologies and will have a 5-hour storage capacity. It is expected to generate power at a cost of MAD 0.68/kWh (US$7c/kWh). Construction will start in the autumn 2019 and the project should be operational in 2022.
Morocco expects to reach over 52% of renewable energy sources in the power mix by 2030 (12% from hydropower and 20% each for solar and wind). At the end of 2018, the country installed capacity reached 1,770 MW of hydropower, 1,220 MW of wind and 714 MW of solar.
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