Ouarzazate, global hub for green energy

The aircraft, which takes off without a single drop of fuel, flew over the future site of the first power plant of the Ouarzazate solar complex in the evening, where one of the largest thermo-solar stations in the world is located.Bolstered by an ambitious solar plan, launched in 2009 under the impetus of H.M. King Mohammed VI, Morocco aims to build five solar parks by 2020, which will eventually avoid the emission of 3.7 million tonnes of CO2. This is a medium- and long-term strategy, the main component of which is the Moroccan National Plan for Solar Energy, which relies on the production of 2,000 Megawatts (MW) by 2020. It will also allow Morocco to honour the commitments made during the two United Nations climate summits and within the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean. The Ouarzazate power plant will eventually cover3,040 hectares in a desert area some 9 km from the city…