Swedish energy storage firm Azelio, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Morocco-based Jet Energy to explore energy storage projects in Morocco and Francophone Africa at large. The collaboration will make use of Azelio’s thermal energy storage technology, Power On Demand (TES.POD) together with existing and new solar PV installations, to deliver approximately 45MWe of […]
Morocco about to add another wind farm to the energy mix
Construction on the first phase of the Taza Wind Farm, 15km north-west of Taza in north Morocco is about to start. EDF Renewables and Mitsui & CO announced last week that construction was about to start. The first phase will consist of 27 wind turbines to generate 87MW. The project will benefit from a 20-year […]
Morocco embarks into energy investment program worth $19bn
According to a recent report, Morocco has recently embarked on an energy investment program by 2020 for a few years. The project is reportedly estimated at USD 18.95 billion. The report from the Kingdom predicted that the share of installed electrical power in renewable energy (wind, solar, and hydraulic) would be 42 percent of the […]
First in Africa: Morocco’s Id Mjahdi Village is Solely Powered By Solar Panels
This month, a small Moroccan village earned the distinction of becoming Africa’s first fully solar powered village. 32 solar panels were brought online and connected to a mini-grid system that delivers electricity to around 50 residents of Id Mjahdi, a small village near the seaside town of Essaouira. The project cost just $188,000 to build […]
JinkoSolar’s motion for summary determination of non-infringement will be granted by ITC JUDGE within two weeks
Jacksonville, Fla.: JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) (“JinkoSolar”), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) in U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 337-TA-1151 (“the 1151 Investigation”) issued an order indicating that JinkoSolar’s motion for summary determination of non-infringement will be […]
Morocco prepares to launch tender for 230 MW plant in Atlas mountains
RABAT: The Moroccan agency for sustainable energy (Masen) said it opened on Tuesday the first stage in a tender process to build, operate and maintain a 230 megawatt solar plant near the town of Midelt in the Atlas mountains. Applications for the pre-qualification round of the Noor Midelt II project are open until September 16, […]
Morocco’s Platinum Power partners with China’s CFHEC on $300 mln hydropower project
RABAT: Renewable energy investor Platinum Power, minority-owned by U.S. private equity firm Brookstone Partners, has teamed up with China’s CFHEC to build a $300 million hydropower plant in central Morocco, it said on Wednesday. CFHEC, which is a subsidiary of state-owned construction firm CCCC, will partner with the Moroccan group to finance, build and run […]
EDF and Masdar to build 800 MW concentrated solar power – PV hybrid in Morocco
Combination of PV and concentrated solar power with storage will boost 800 MW plant’s flexibility, says winning consortium. The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) has announced – after a competitive international bidding process – that the consortium of EDF (through its subsidiary EDF Renewables), Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company- Masdar, and Green of Africa, […]
French EDF Renewables wins tender to build 800 MW solar plant in Morocco
The consortium to build the 7.57 billion dirham ($781.5 million) plant also includes UAE’s Masdar and Morocco’s Green Energy of Africa, Masen said in a statement. RABAT: A consortium led by French EDF Renewables won a tender launched by the Moroccan agency for sustainable energy (Masen) to build an 800 megawatt solar plant in Morocco’s […]
International Energy Agency publishes new review of Morocco’s energy policies
RABAT: The International Energy Agency released the latest in-depth review of Morocco’s energy policies today, welcoming the institutional, legal and fiscal reforms undertaken to promote the sustainable development of the country’s energy sector. The report was presented in Rabat by Dr Fatih Birol, the International Energy Agency’s Executive Director, in the presence of Morocco’s Minister […]