WCA September 2019

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Solar collaboration for Moroccan power plant

The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) said the project, which will have a total installed capacity of 800MW, is the world’s first advanced hybridisation of concentrated solar power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) technologies. Masdar CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi said: “It is now cheaper to build renewable energy power plants than those based on fossil fuels, and this is increasingly evident in the region.” Masdar – UAE Website : www.masdar.ae Results in line with expectations Financial results in line with lower sales figures of the previous two years were approved at a meeting of Contin- uus-Properzi’s board in May this year. The results are not overly surprising as it is a technology-driven machinery manufacturer with delivery times around 12 months in the future.

ABU Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) said its consortium, comprising EDF Renewables and Green of Africa, has been awarded the tender for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Noor Midelt Phase One solar power plant. The 800MW plant will be located 20km north of the town of Midelt in central Morocco, between the Middle and High Atlas Mountains. Construction on the project is expected to begin in the last quarter of 2019, with energy delivered to the grid in 2022. Noor Midelt Phase One is the third project collaboration between EDF Renewables and Masdar. EDF Renewables is a partner in Shua’a Energy 2, the joint venture led by Dubai Electricity Water Authority (DEWA) developing the 800MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai. The first 200MW stage was inaugurated in April 2018. The two companies are also partners in the recently announced Dumat Al Jandal wind farm, which at 400MW will be Saudi Arabia’s first wind energy project, and the Middle East and North African (MENA) region’s largest.

Continuus-Properzi – Italy Website : www.properzi.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2019