ACWA Power has been awarded the contracts to develop and operate the Noor Midelt II & III solar projects in Morocco. The projects have a combined capacity of 800 megawatts in Morocco, according to local media reports. The two solar photovoltaic solar power projects each with a capacity of 400 MW will be integrated with battery energy storage systems. Through this, it will offer total storage capacity of 602 MWh and capable of discharging up to 230 MW of power.
The projects will be implemented under a Build–Own–Operate (BOO) model within a 30-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). It will be carried out in collaboration with the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN). Noor Midelt II and Noor Midelt III were originally designed as hybrid photovoltaic/concentrated solar power (PV-CSP) plants. Furthermore, they were to be stored with a 500 MW capacity each with storage.
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Scope of Implementation on the Noor Midelt II & III Solar Projects
The 800 MW Noor Midelt II & III solar projects are designed to provide accessible concentrated solar power across the country. The Noor Midelt Phase 1 was awarded to a consortium of EDF Renewables, Masdar, and Green Africa in 2019. The plant was also designed as a photovoltaic-concentrated solar plant hybrid project. In February 2024, Reuters also reported that construction was yet to start on the $2 billion project. Morocco’s Energy Ministry and grid operator ONEE have called for replacing the project’s CSP component with PV or BESS.
In March 2024, ACWA Power had confirmed a forced outage at its 150 MW Noor III CSP plant in Ouarzazate. The reason for this was due to a leak in the molten salt hot tank which underpins the plant’s seven-hour thermal storage system. In April 2025, MASEN also confirmed the resumption of operations at the plant on its LinkedIn account. ACWA Power operates and maintains seven power projects in Morocco with a combined installed capacity of 765 MW representing a total investment of nearly $3.2 billion.
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