Nooro II CSP IPP

OVERVIEW

The 200 MW NOORo II CSP Project is a greenfield IPP to be developed as the second project for the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) in a series of several planned developments at the Ouarzazate Solar Complex. The Ouarzazate complex is set to develop into a 500 MW solar park incorporating several utility-scale solar power plants using various solar technologies.

 

NOORo II is based on the parabolic trough CSP technology with a capacity of 200 MW and 7 hours of storage developed on a Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis.

 

SESIA NOORo II

KEY FACTS

  • LOCATION
    Morocco
  • OFFTAKER
    Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (“MASEN”)
  • POWER
    200 MW
  • TECHNOLOGY
    Concentrated Solar Power using parabolic troughs and molten salt thermal energy storage (7 hours)
  • PROJECT COST
    USD 1,100 Mn
  • COMMERCIAL OPERATIONAL DATE
    Q2 2018
  • ACWA POWER SHARE
    75.00%
  • OFFTAKE CONTRACT
    PPA-BOOT 25 years
  • O&M
    NOMAC 75% | Masen 25%
  • OTHER INVESTORS
    SENER
  • EPC
    SENER
  • PROJECT COMPANY
    ACWA Power Ouarzazate II ("APO 2")