Cerro Dominador CSP developer plans larger plants in Chile

After a troubled start, Latin America’s first utility-scale CSP plant is now in the final stages of construction. Located in Chile’s Atacama desert, the 110 MW Cerro Dominador CSP tower plant features a record 17.5 hours of molten salt thermal energy storage capacity. The project will be joined to an operational 100 MW PV plant …

Morocco extends deadline for Noor Midelt II bids; Lebanon launches feasibility study for first CSP plant

Morocco extends tender deadline for 230 MW Noor Midelt II project The Moroccan Sustainable Energy Agency (Masen) has extended the tender deadline for the 230 MW Noor Midelt II CSP-PV project by a “few additional weeks” to later this month, Moroccan media reported October 9. The Noor Midelt II tender was launched in July and …