Morocco opens tender for 400-MW Noor Midelt III solar project

Masen, the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy, on Wednesday launched a call for pre-qualification for the development of the 400-MW Noor Midelt III solar power project.

The competitive process will seek to select a private partner to finance, build and operate the photovoltaic (PV) park near the town of Midelt in the Atlas mountains, along with a 400-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). Interested parties will be able to submit their proposals by October 20.

Last month, Masen announced the companies and consortia that have been pre-qualified for the tender to design, build and operate the 400-MW Noor Midelt II solar project with battery storage. Among the shortlisted bidders are a consortium of EDF Renouvelables and UAE-based Masdar; Enel Green Power and TAQA Morocco, and Iberdrola Renovables International.

In May 2019, Masen selected a consortium comprising France’s EDF, Masdar and Green of Africa to build and operate the 800-MW Noor Midelt I complex, which uses both PV and concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies.

Morocco is pursuing a goal for sourcing at least 52% of its total power from renewables by 2030. To back the target, the Kingdom aims to deploy 10 GW of renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade.

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