Morocco: Ensuring A Large-scale Renewable Installation Benefits Local Communities

The Noor Solar Power Station, a large-scale concentrated solar power plant in Morocco, implemented a Social Development Plan and local content targets to benefit surrounding communities. While the project successfully created jobs and improved infrastructure, it faced challenges regarding water availability concerns and ineffective communication with local residents due to language and literacy barriers.

• Morocco aims for 52% of its installed power generation capacity to be renewable by 2030. Between 2013 and 2019, combined solar, wind, and hydro generation grew from 4,346 GWh to 7,932 GWh, representing 19% of total electricity generation in 2019.
• The Noor Solar Power Station, commissioned between 2016 and 2018, covers 3,000 hectares with a planned capacity of 582 MW. Phase 2 of the project was estimated to generate 2,000-2,500 construction jobs and several hundred operational roles.

APA

World Resources Institute (2021). Morocco: Ensuring A Large-scale Renewable Installation Benefits Local Communities. https://www.wri.org/snapshots/morocco-ensuring-large-scale-renewable-installation-benefits-local-communities

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Morocco: Ensuring A Large-scale Renewable Installation Benefits Local Communities. 2021. https://www.wri.org/snapshots/morocco-ensuring-large-scale-renewable-installation-benefits-local-communities.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2021morocco, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Morocco: Ensuring A Large-scale Renewable Installation Benefits Local Communities}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2021}, month = apr, url = {https://www.wri.org/snapshots/morocco-ensuring-large-scale-renewable-installation-benefits-local-communities}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }