| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Ouarzazate (Phase I) |
| Country: |
Morocco |
| Location: |
Ouarzazate |
| Owner(s): |
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 160.0 MW
Gross: 160.0 MW |
| Status: |
Under construction |
| Start Year: |
2015
|
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Ouarzazate (Phase I)
This page provides information on Ouarzazate (Phase I), a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
| Status Date: |
February 18, 2013
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Under construction |
| Country: |
Morocco |
| City: |
Ouarzazate |
| Lat/Long Location: |
30°59′
40.0″
North,
6°51′
48.0″
West |
| Solar Resource: |
2,635 kWh/m2/yr
|
| Source of Solar Resource: |
Measured on site |
| Contact(s): |
SolarPACES |
| Break Ground: |
December 2012 |
| Start Production: |
2015 |
| Cost (approx): |
1,042 € million |
| PPA/Tariff Date: |
November 19,
2012 |
| PPA/Tariff Rate: |
1.62 Dirhams per kWh |
| PPA/Tariff Period: |
25 years
|
| PPA/Tariff Information: |
USD 0.19 per kWh |
| Project Type: |
Commercial |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
ACWA, Aries and TSK |
| EPC Contractor: |
Acciona, Sener and TSK |
| Generation Offtaker(s): |
ONE |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| SCA Manufacturer (Model): |
Sener
(SenerTrough)
|
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
160.0 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
160.0 MW |
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Method: |
Dry cooling |
Thermal Storage
| Storage Type: |
2-tank indirect |
| Storage Capacity: |
3 hours |
| Thermal Storage Description: |
Molten Salt |
