NOORo II (NOOR Ouarzazate II)

NOORo II (NOOR Ouarzazate II)

NOORo II is a 200 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, part of the NOOR Ouarzazate Solar Power complex in Morocco. It utilizes parabolic trough technology and includes a 7-hour thermal energy storage system. Located in the Drâa-Tafilalet Region, specifically near Ouarzazate, it was commissioned in January 2018.

Key documents

  • SESIA Volume I Non-Technical Summary

  • SESIA Volume I Non-Technical Summary Appendix

  • SESIA Volume II Main Report

  • SESIA Volume III Environmental & Social Management

  • SESIA Volume IV Appendices

Key facts

  • Location

    OUARZAZATE MOROCCO - Drâa-Tafilalet region

  • Offtaker

    Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (“MASEN”)

  • Power

    200 MW

  • Technology

    Concentrated Solar Power using parabolic troughs and molten salt thermal energy storage (7 hours)

  • Project cost

    US$ 1,100 million

  • Commercial operations date

    Q2 2018

  • Acwa share

    70%

  • Offtake contract

    PPA-BOOT 25 years

  • Other investors

    MASEN Capital SA (25%) SENER GRUPO INGENIERAS SA (5%)

  • Project company

    APO II (ACWA Power Ouarzazate II SA)

  • Operations & maintenance company

    Acwa Operations

  • Engineering, procurement & construction company

    SENER

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