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IEA urges Morocco to scale up renewables; ACWA Power deepens power ties with China

2019.05.10     From: newenergyupdate

Morocco must scale up renewables to hit climate targets: IEA


Morocco must scale up private and public investment in renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with its commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a new report on Morocco's energy policy.


Morocco has set a target of 40% of installed power capacity from renewable resources by 2020, rising to 52% by 2030, equivalent to 6 GW of new capacity.


"Morocco has ample opportunities for efficiency improvements and more renewables deployment. For now, the country still relies on oil, gas and coal imports for 90% of its energy needs. In power generation, coal accounts for 54%," the IEA noted.


Morocco's development of the world's largest CSP park at Noor Ouarzazate "illustrates Morocco’s ambition and technological capability," the IEA said.


Morocco's Ouarzazate solar power complex has provided a crucial platform for CSP industry innovations.


Noor Ouarzazate hosts three operational CSP plants of combined capacity 510 MW. All three CSP plants have storage capacity and were developed by a group led by ACWA Power.


Morocco will also soon announce the winner of its Noor Midelt CSP-PV project which will include at least 300 MW of CSP capacity and a minimum of five hours storage.


Morocco's favorable renewables development framework has allowed CSP developers to reduce costs.


"Morocco’s success in moving towards universal access and phasing out fossil fuel subsidies is a role model for many countries, making it an ideal partner to host regional training and capacity building programmes that help to improve energy policy making across Africa," Fatih Birol, executive director of the IEA, said.


Morocco became an IEA association country in 2016.


ACWA Power signs three strategic agreements with China


Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power has signed strategic agreements with three large Chinese institutions for the development of energy and water projects as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative.


ACWA Power has been deepening its ties with Chinese groups as it pursues an aggressive expansion of renewable and conventional power capacity.


China's Silk Road fund is a major shareholder in ACWA Power's record-breaking $4.4 billion Noor Energy 1 CSP-PV project in Dubai. Chinese banks will provide the majority of international financing for the project and Shanghai Electric is the lead engineering procurement contractor (EPC).



Last year, ACWA Power and major EPC group China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) agreed to explore joint investment opportunities in power generation and water desalination in the Middle East and Asia.


During Belt and Road talks on April 29, ACWA Power entered into an agreement with China Gezhouba Group International Engineering Company (CGGC), lead EPC provider for ACWA Power's 1.2 GW Nam Dinh 1 Independent Power Project (IPP) in Vietnam.


The $2.4 billion Nam Dinh 1 is being jointly developed by ACWA Power and Korean Taekwang Power.


Within the agreement, CGGC will assist sponsors to obtain project finance from Chinese financial institutions, ACWA Power said.


ACWA Power also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the General Manager of Bank of China Hochiminh City Branch, covering general financial service agreements for the Nam Dinh 1 project.


The Bank of China is one of the four biggest state-owned commercial banks in China and is the lead financing bank for Nam Dinh 1.


ACWA Power also signed an EPC contract with China's SEPCO III Electric Power Construction Corporation for its Al Taweelah desalination plant in Dubai. The facility will supply up to 200 million gallons of water per day, making it the world's largest desalination facility.



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