A consortium led by EDF Renewables will build an 800 MW solar plant in Morocco after winning a tender for the project. The French company will collaborate with the UAE-based firm Masdar and the Moroccan company Green Energy of Africa on the scheme, which will be located in the Atlas Mountains. “Morocco’s desert is one of the most important renewable energy regions in the world,” said Mohammed Al Hammadi, CEO of Masdar, who has been involved in several projects around the world.
A consortium led by EDF Renewables will build an 800 MW solar plant in Morocco after winning a tender for the project. The French company will collaborate with the UAE-based firm Masdar and the Moroccan company Green Energy of Africa on the scheme, which will be located in the Atlas Mountains. The plant is expected to cost $780m, with funding being provided by the European Investment Bank, the French Development Agency, the European Commission, the World Bank, the African Development Fund and the Clean Technology Fund.