The Government stressed that the cost is lower than the production of electricity using fossil fuels and is globally competitive. Israel’s fourth solar field, located in Ashalim concentrated solar power plant, has started operations, setting an unprecedented price for electricity in the market. Generating electricity at 8 agorot (2.2 euro cents) per kilowatt hour, this …
Morocco follows lowest ever Concentrated Solar Power price with fresh tender
Morocco has launched a tender for the 230 MW Noor Midelt II CSP-PV plant in central Morocco, following the recent allocation of the 800 MW Noor Midelt I project to an EDF-led consortium at a record-low price of 68 dirhams/MWh ($71/MWh). Developers will have until September 16 to prequalify for the Noor Midelt II tender, …
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Noor Midelt winner optimizes Concentrated Solar Power trough, storage to hit record price
An EDF-led group has won the Noor Midelt I project in Morocco with an integrated parabolic trough CSP-PV design which uses multiple energy storage types in a new efficiency breakthrough, TSK, the project’s EPC and technology supplier, told New Energy Update. On May 21, Morocco awarded the Noor Midelt I CSP-PV project to a consortium …
Masdar, EDF to build 800 MW hybrid concentrated solar power plant in Morocco
The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) said the project, which will have a total installed capacity of 800 MW, is the world’s first advanced hybridisation of concentrated solar power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) technologies. Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) said its consortium comprising EDF Renewables, a world leader in renewable energy electricity and …
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