- The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) has put out a RFQ as part of the first stage in a tender process to build, operate and maintain a 230 MW 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.
- The solar complex is expected to include both CSP as well as PV technology plus storage.
Funding for the project will be provided by the African Development Bank, French Development Agency, European Investment Bank, World Bank, Clean Technology Fund, German development bank KfW, the European Commission and private investors.
In May this year, MASEN announced the awarding of a 800 MW plant worth US 781.5 million to a consortium of France’s EDF Renewables, UAE’s Masdar and Morocco’s Green Energy of Africa. Read more
Morocco is part of a regional expansion in renewables, with plans to generate 52 percent of electricity from solar, wind and hydropower by 2030 from 34 percent currently. The nation is also starting construction this year on 850 megawatts of wind power. Morocco plans to add 6 gigawatts of installed renewables capacity — including solar, wind and hydropower — between 2018 and 2030.
Link to tender document here
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) explained. Read more
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
Seraphim has a solar module factory in South Africa servicing the African continent. Read more
Earlier this year, Seraphim climbed into Bloomberg’s Top 10 Tier 1 ranking making their modules highly bankable. EPC’s and IPP’s operating in South Africa and the rest of the African continent are encourage to place orders with Seraphim in order to support local industry and job creation.
Prices and range are highly competitive catering for the small and large scale projects. The Seraphim sales department is ready to take your enquiry, simply drop them a mail: sales@seraphim-solar.co.za
