Noor Ouarzazate solar farm

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Other names: Centrale Solaire Noor Ouarzazate 3 (Phase 3), NOORo III CSP (Phase 3), NOORo II CSP (Phase 2), NOORo I CSP (Phase 1), Centrale Solaire Noor Ouarzazate 1 (Phase 1), Centrale Solaire Noor Ouarzazate 2 (Phase 2)

Noor Ouarzazate solar farm (نور ورززات, محطة نور للطاقة الشمسية) is an operating solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal farm in Ouarzazate, cercle d'Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Noor Ouarzazate solar farm

Phase name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 2016[2] 160 MWac[3][4][1] Solar Thermal[4] ACWA Power Co; MASEN; ASRA; ARiES Energy; TSk[2][2][2][2][2] NOMAC[2]
2 Operating[5] 2018[5] 200 MWac[3][5] Solar Thermal[6] ACWA Power Co; SENER[5][5] NOMAC; MASEN[5][5]
3 Operating[7] 2018[7] 150 MWac[3][7] Solar Thermal[8] ACWA Power Co; SENER[7][7] NOMAC; MASEN[7][7]
4 Operating[9] 2018[9] 72 MW[10] PV[10] ACWA Power Co; MASEN[11][11] ACWA Power[11]

More information on this solar thermal project can be found at csp.guru.


Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Noor Ouarzazate solar farm

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Ouarzazate, cercle d'Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco[1] 31.0106, -6.8626 (exact)[1]
2 Ouarzazate, cercle d'Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco[12] 31.0377, -6.8696 (exact)[12]
3 Ouarzazate, cercle d'Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco[13] 31.0623, -6.8704 (exact)[13]
4 Ouarzazate, cercle d'Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco[10] 31.0218, -6.8306 (exact)[10]

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References

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