Voltalia announced that it has won two solar sites in Morocco, located in the Oriental region, for a total of 117 megawatts (MW). The call for tenders launched in 2021 by the Moroccan Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development and MASEN concerned a total of 400 MW. The renewable energy specialist will operate on two sites, Aïn Beni Mathar (69 MW) and Guercif (48 MW), which will cover the energy needs equivalent to the annual consumption of 290,000 inhabitants. The start of construction is scheduled for the end of 2023.
Revenues will be guaranteed by long-term electricity sales contracts, to be concluded with private customers connected to the public electricity network.
