Morocco - The Ouarzazate Solar Power Station Project – Phase I

The Ouarzazate Solar Power Station Project – Phase I will enable Morocco to honour its national and international commitments. It is part of the Moroccan Solar Plan designed under Morocco's energy strategy and, on a larger scale, it forms part of the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Investment Plan of the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA). Under the Moroccan solar plan, five complexes will be built in Ouarzazate, Foum Al Oued, Boujdour, Sebkhat Tah and Aïn Béni Mathar. The Ouarzazate Power Station Project 1 is the first CTF-supported project for large-scale implementation of CSP technology in the MENA region. Morocco's solar energy programme is expected to create jobs locally. Eventually, it will enable Morocco to sell green energy to Europe at profitable rates and earn foreign exchange. This will have a positive effect on its trade balance. The project components are: (i) construction of energy infrastructure; and (ii) operational support, and project administration and management.