Australia's No.1 Manufacturing & Industrial Equipment Magazine & Directory

Subscribe to Our Twice Weekly e-Newsletter
none

MOROCCO SET TO HAVE WORLD’S LARGEST CONCENTRATED SOLAR PLANT

30-10-2015
by 
Ghada Ali
in 
Industry News
Print Email Share: LinkedIn Tweet Facebook Share Back

Morocco has began plans to take advantage of the 3000 hours of sunlight it receives to build four linked solar mega plants, alongside a hydro and wind power plant to help power half of Morocco by 2020.

The initial stage, Noor (meaning light) 1, will start next month and is expected to produce 160 megawatts of electricity. The project has been funded primarily by an investment of $9 billion, coming mostly from the European Investment bank, World Bank, and Moroccan government.

Although being in the sunniest continent in the world, progress of solar energy has been low.

The new solar plants are a means of seeing this change in the near future. 

Print Email Share: LinkedIn Tweet Facebook Share Back

Related news & editorials

  1. 12.09.2018

    $25 MILLION PLANT CATERS FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER DEMAND

    12.09.2018
    by Industry Update     In Industry News
    Siemens has unveiled its new manufacturing facility in Yatala (Queensland), which has been set up to support the growing global demand for the locally developed Fusesaver medium-voltage circuit breaker.
    The new factory is part of an ongoing $25 million investment in manufacturing and research of... Read More
  2. 11.09.2018

    DISTRIBUTION EXPANSION WITH NEW MELBOURNE HEADQUARTERS

    11.09.2018
    by Industry Update     In Industry News
    APS Industrial has relocated its Melbourne base into an all-new 4500m2 head office and national distribution centre in Rowville. The new facility includes an interactive product showcase room and state of the art conference facility.
    According to APS Industrial MD David Hegarty, “Since our launch... Read More
  3. 10.09.2018

    QUEENSLAND BRANCH TOPS HIRE COMPANY AWARDS

    10.09.2018
    by Industry Update     In Industry News
    Kennards Hire Beenleigh has been named as the company’s Branch of the Year for 2018. The Beenleigh branch in southeast Brisbane outperformed all other Kennards Hire branches across Australia and New Zealand to take out the title.
    The metric used to decide the winner is the quality operational... Read More
  4. 06.09.2018

    ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING HUB TO BOOST VICTORIAN INDUSTRY

    06.09.2018
    by Industry Update     In Industry News
    AMTIL has teamed up with the Victorian Government to launch a new Additive Manufacturing Hub. The AM Hub was officially launched on the 3rd September at the headquarters of Objective 3D in Carrum Downs, in an event attended by Victorian Minister for Industry & Employment Ben Carroll and Sonya... Read More
Read More