KUNA kuweit news agency
Moroccan King Mohammad VI gave the green light on Saturday to the launching of the final stage of Noor Ouarzazate complex – a colossal solar power farm in the Moroccan desert.
The project, one of the world’s biggest projects in this field, is expected to meet the country’s domestic needs and help export energy to Europe, said Ali Al Fassi Fihri, the general manager of the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM).
“The project will boost the country’s confidence in its ability to realize the targets of the national strategy for renewable energy,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the launching ceremony.
“With a designed capacity of 582 megawatts, this complex aims to increase the share of solar power in the total domestic energy consumption to 42 percent by 2020; it is part of an ambitious strategy to produce 2,000 megawatts of solar power,” Fihri pointed out.
Noor Ouarzazate covers a total area of 3,000 hectares and consists of four plants employing the latest technologies and meeting the international technical and environmental standards; it costs up to EUR two billion (nearly USD 2.13 billion).
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