Bidders shortlisted for 400 MW/400 MWh solar plus battery storage project in Morocco
The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) has published a list of the pre-qualified bidders for the tender for the Noor Midelt III a 400 MW solar plant that will be connected to 400 MWh of battery storage project planned for the Drâa-Tafilalet region in northeastern Morocco.
The list includes:
- A consortium formed by UAE-based Masdar and Taqa Morocco S.A;
- Spanish energy company Acciona and Morocco-based Green Of Africa;
- Saudi energy giant ACWA Power Company and Morocco-based Nareva Holding;
- Spain's Cobra group in partnership with French group Vinci;
- French utility EDF in conjunction with Japan's Mitsui & Co., Ltd;
- Spanish utility Iberdrola;
- UAE-based Kahrabel FZE and France-based GDF International SA; and
- China-based State Power Investment Corp. (SPIC) and UAE-based AMEA Power.
The Noor Midelt project aims to enhance its solar capacity by increasing it to 1.6 GW, encompassing the Noor Midelt I and Noor Midelt II solar plants. Additionally, a battery with a storage duration of two hours will be incorporated into the project.
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