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Morocco to launch world’s largest solar energy plant
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/africa/23688-morocco-to-launch-worlds-largest-solar-energy-plantMoroccan King Mohamed IV will launch the biggest solar energy plant in the world tomorrow, the Anadolu Agency reported yesterday.
The plant called Noor 1 has been built in the Sahara desert, near the town of Ouarzazate.
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Data from the Moroccan Ministry of Energy shows that the budget for the project is $652 million and its capacity is 160 megawatts.
This project is the first phase of a project which will generate 580 megawatts. The official completion of the project is due to take place in 2020.
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