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News 13 May 2013 3 min read

Noor is born: First station of its kind in the world in terms of production capacity

Morocco, a country resolutely turned towards the green.
Noor is born: First station of its kind in the world in terms of production capacity
Morocco, a country resolutely turned towards the green. A vision that finds its full meaning in the launch of the construction works for the first power plant of the Ouarzazate integrated solar complex, presided over by His Majesty King Mohammed VI on Friday, 10 May. The Sovereign named the project "Noor".On this occasion, the Chairman of the Board of the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (Masen), Mustapha Bakkoury, delivered a speech before His Majesty the King in which he highlighted the objectives assigned to this new structuring project, which reinforces the royal will to optimise the exploitation of Morocco's natural resources, preserve its environment, sustain its economic and social development, and ensure the future of coming generations. Also, the first of its kind in the world in terms of production capacity with 160 MW, the future power plant, with a budget of 7 billion dirham…

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