Jorf Lasfar power station

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Jorf Lasfar power station is an operating power station of at least 2056-megawatts (MW) in El Jorf Lasfar, El Jadida, Doukkala-Abda, Morocco. It is also known as JLEC power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Jorf Lasfar power station	El Jorf Lasfar, El Jadida, Doukkala-Abda, Morocco	33.1047305, -8.6376352 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 33.1047305, -8.6376352
• Unit 5, Unit 6: 33.1048, -8.6367

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 1	operating	coal: bituminous	330	subcritical	1994
Unit 2	operating	coal: bituminous	330	subcritical	1995
Unit 3	operating	coal: bituminous	348	subcritical	2000
Unit 4	operating	coal: bituminous	348	subcritical	2001
Unit 5	operating	coal: bituminous	350	subcritical	2014
Unit 6	operating	coal: bituminous	350	subcritical	2014

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	TAQA Morocco SA [100%]	TAQA Morocco SA [100.0%]
Unit 2	TAQA Morocco SA [100%]	TAQA Morocco SA [100.0%]
Unit 3	TAQA Morocco SA [100%]	TAQA Morocco SA [100.0%]
Unit 4	TAQA Morocco SA [100%]	TAQA Morocco SA [100.0%]
Unit 5	TAQA Morocco SA [100%]	TAQA Morocco SA [100.0%]
Unit 6	TAQA Morocco SA [100%]	TAQA Morocco SA [100.0%]

Financing

• Source of financing:
  • For Unit 4, US$300 million in debt from Export & Import (Exim) Bank of the People’s Republic of China.
  • For Units 5-6, US$1,413.04 million in debt from Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Societe Generale, BNP Paribas, Standard Chartered Bank, Export-Import Bank of Korea, Banque Centrale Populaire de Maroc, and Banque Marocaine pour le Commerce et l'Industrie.

Background (Units 1-4)

The original plant was owned by Jorf Lasfar Energy Company (JLEC). JLEC was acquired by TAQA Morocco, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (also known as TAQA), in 2007. The power plant initially included four subcritical units:

• Unit 1 - 330 MW - 1994
• Unit 2 - 330 MW - 1994
• Unit 3 - 348 MW - 2000
• Unit 4 - 348 MW - 2001

In January 2020, TAQA Morocco and ONEE signed contracts related to the renovation of Units 1 through 4 (estimated to total US$500 million) and to the extension of the duration of the contract for the purchase and supply to ONEE until April 2044. Together with the expansion of Units 5 and 6, the plant accounts for over 40% of Morocco's total power supply.

Expansion (Units 5-6)

In May 2011, Mitsui & Co. announced that a consortium consisting of Mitsui and Daewoo had entered into an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Jorf Lasfar Energy Company for the construction of a 700 MW coal-fired power plant at the existing Jorf Lasfar power plant site.

In June 2012, it was reported that financing worth US$1.4 billion had been put in place for Jorf Lasfar Energy to add units five and six (350 MW each) to the plant, for an overall capacity of 2,056 MW. Banks involved in the project included BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Standard Chartered, and Morocco's Banque Centrale Populaire. The expansion work was expected to begin at the end of 2013.

Financing for the new units closed in January 2013. Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) and Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) provided direct loans and loan guarantees for more than 50% of the total project debt, marking the first involvement of Japanese and Korean export credit agencies in Moroccan project finance. Construction began in 2010, and was completed by July 2014.

Environmental impact

According to a March 2024 report on air pollution in Africa by Greenpeace, Jorf Lasfar power station was among the top ten sulfur dioxide (SO2) pollution hotspots in Africa in 2022. Mohammedia power station in Morocco was also on the list. The report noted that government data on emissions in Africa is patchy, so the authors relied on satellite measurements.

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