NOORo II 200MW and NOOro III 150MW concentrated solar power plants

Overview:

• NOORo II 200MW and NOOro III 150MW concentrated solar power plants.
• MASEN (Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy) awarded a contract to ACWA Power, a Saudi Arabian electricity company, and Sener JV to develop NOORo II, a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant parabolic trough project with a capacity of 200MW, and NOORo III, a CSP solar project with a capacity of 150MW.
• The two projects are part of the NOOR PV I, a state run programme to develop three photovoltaic power plants, one of which is already operational. 
• African Development Bank, Agence Française de Développement, Clean Technology Fund, European Commission, European Investment Bank, KfW Bankengruppe, World Bank are providing funding for the projects.
• MASEN purchased power under a 25-year power purchase agreements from the project companies. 
• MASEN owns a 25% stake in NOORo II and NOORo III.

Rani Mehta - Journalist