Morocco launches first phase in new Noor II electricity project, attributing lots

Morocco is launching phase one of the mega project Noor PV II solar energy plant, as the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) awarded the lots related to phase 1 of the solar photovoltaic program. In a joint press release, MASEN and the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development announced the launch, saying that “the energy transition minister had opened a tender for private companies interested in joining the program in September 2021.” The agency specified that 13 of the 14 projects are already awarded to private companies, spread over 7 sites with a joint capacity of 333 MW, while the multi-site solar energy project has a total capacity of 400 megawatts (MN).