SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN MOROCCO Africa Utility Week - May 2016 Avion solaire 1
RENEWABLE ENERGIES, AT THE HEART OF MOROCCO S ENERGY STRATEGY Strong will of increasing renewable energies share within the national mix by 2020 and 2030 REs share evolution within the national mix Launch of the Moroccan solar plan 2000 MW By 2020 Being 14% of installed capacity by 2020 Of installed capcity 26% 42% 52% by 2030 Roadmap for solar energy deployment with an optimal technological mix in order to meet national needs 2
MASEN, NEW SCOPE FOR REINFORCED SYNERGIES Reinforcement of the national ambition in terms of RE development : 52% of installed capacities by 2030 from renewable sources New scope for reinforced synergies Development of integrated projects in the field of renewable energies Notably, Solar Energy Wind Energy Hydro Energy For a sustainable and useful electricity that serves the national economy 3
NOOR SOLAR PLAN : IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH INTEGRATED PROJECTS In charge of the Integrated Solar Plan Deployment Optimized solar resource valorization for a Shiny Morocco ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL INTEGRATION LOCAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING 2000 MW by 2020 and more by 2030 For a competitive industry For an inclusive development For technology improvement and qualified resources 4
AN INNOVATIVE ROLE FOR MASEN WITHIN THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP Masen Offtaker PPA #2 PPA #1 Support Specific convention of the State Guarantee Financing contract IFIs Loan agreements Masen lender Project Company CDM* Management Contract Surface right deed Shareholders agreement Masen CI provider / manager Land acquisition 25% 75% Project company Masen Shareholder Water, roads, security, electricity, etc. Masen Land provider O&M company *Clean Development Mechanism 5
INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PROCESS TO FOSTER COMPETITION A tender process with multiple stages, to allow the selection of a developer able to achieve the highest international plants standards, while meeting Masen s requirements, with an optimized price of kwh Adopted selection process To sound the market To pre-select To select and award Call for expression of interest Pre-qualification Request for Proposals Stage 1 Stage 2 Technical offer Amended technical offer Financial offer A multi-step process to refine the choices and check their market feasibility A clear approach with specific objective criteria and precise documentation, leaving little or no room for interpretation 6
NOOR, A MULTI-SITE AND MULTI-TECHNOLOGY PLAN 5 sites with a minimal capacity of 2 000 MW by 2020 NOOR Midelt CSP PV NOOR Tata CSP PV NOOR Laâyoune PV NOOR Ouarzazate CSP PV NOOR Boujdour PV Technologies combination to answer to identified needs while optimizing the overall cost of the kilowatt hour and maximizing synergies 7
NOOR OUARZAZATE NOOR O I PLANT IN OPERATION Techno. Concentrated Solar Power using parabolic trough Capacity 160 MWe Gross Capacity Storage 3 hours Thermal Energy Storage Developer Financial Institutions EPC Owner s Engineer Key dates Effectiveness Q2 2013 ICOD Q4 2015 (*) Evaluated peak hour tariff 8
NOOR OUARZAZATE NOOR O II, UNDER CONSTRUCTION Techno. Concentrated Solar Power using parabolic trough Capacity 200 MW Gross Capacity Storage > 7 hours Developer Financial Institutions EPC Key dates Effectiveness Q2 2015 ICOD Q4 2017 (*) Evaluated peak hour tariff 9
NOOR OUARZAZATE NOOR O III, UNDER CONSTRUCTION Techno. Concentrated Solar Power using tower Capacity 150 MW Gross capacity Storage > 7 hours Financial Institutions Developer EPC Key dates Effectiveness Q2 2015 ICOD Q4 2017 (*) Evaluated peak hour tariff 10
NOOR OUARZAZATE, NOOR LAAYOUNE AND NOOR BOUJDOUR NOOR PV I : FIRST PHASE OF NOOR PLAN PV PROJECTS Techno. Photovoltaic (all technologies) NOOR O IV Capacity ~ 170 MW Gross capacity NOORo IV : ~ 70 MW NOOR Laayoune : ~ 80 MW NOOR Boujdour : ~ 20 MW NOOR Laayoune NOOR Boujdour Project Status 2015 NEXT STEPS MARKET SOUNDING COMPLETED PRE- QUALIFICATION CRITERIA DEFINED RFQ APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND EVALUATED REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (Q4 2015) AWARD (Q3 2016) FINANCIAL CLOSE (Q1 2017) 11
NOOR MIDELT AND NOOR TATA NEXT SITES TO BE LAUNCHED 1. 2. NOOR MSP Midelt 2. NOOR Tata A combination of CSP and PV plants to be developed Call for expression of interest to be launched in 2016 A combination of CSP and PV plants to be developed Call for expression of interest launched in 2015 Request for qualification & Tender process to be launched in Q2 2016 12
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