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Morocco Set To Award First Power Plant Contract In 2GW Solar Program

Morocco’s solar energy agency Masen is expected to award a $500mn contract to build a 160mw solar power plant near the southern city of Ouarzazate this month. This will be first contract in the $9bn Moroccan Solar Plan, which aims to provide 2gw – 38% of current installed power generation capacity – by 2020. Hydrocarbon-poor Morocco’s electricity demand is...