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CHAPTER TWO
Developments of Energy Resourrces
247 MW in 2010. Total installed wind power capacity in Morocco
amounted to 292 MW, an increase by 11% from 263 MW in 2010.
Morocco has shown an increasing interest in wind power, Siemens
Energy has won its first wind turbine orders with a total capacity of
100 MW for two wind power plants in Morocco. Siemens signed a
contract for the delivery of a total of 44 wind turbines for the Haouma
and Foum El Oued wind power plants. The scope of supply includes
the delivery, installation and commissioning of the wind turbines, as
well as a five-year service contract for each project. Both wind power
plants are expected to commence commercial operation by summer
2013. The Moroccan
i
government has set the target of raising the
contribution of renewable energy to 20%- 40% of national electricity
consumption by 2020.
In April 2012, the government granted another tender
ii
for wind
project to a consortium led by EDF Energies. The new wind project
will be equipped with 50 Alstom wind turbines of 3 MW each and
will have a capacity of 150 MW.
By late 2012, the African Development Bank approved loans
worth $ 800 million with the objective of spurring further private
investment in Morocco’s wind and solar sectors
iii
.
In December 2012, it was announced that the European Investment
Bank offered €50 million (about $66 million) to Lebanon to support
the financing of renewable energy and energy efficiency investments
in the country by private players
iv
.
i
Technical Review Middle East, 28/1/ 2012.
ii
Technical Review Middle East, 18/4/2012.
iii
Clean Technology Business Review, 5/9/2012.
iv
Clean Technology Business Review, 28/12/2012.
