Tarfaya Wind Farm
Tarfaya Wind Farm | |
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Location of Tarfaya Wind Farm in Morocco | |
Country | Morocco |
Location | Tarfaya |
Coordinates | 27°57′24″N 12°0′0″W / 27.95667°N 12.00000°WCoordinates: 27°57′24″N 12°0′0″W / 27.95667°N 12.00000°W |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | January 2013 |
Commission date | 2014 |
Construction cost | >US$560 million |
Operator(s) | Nareva |
Wind farm | |
Type | Onshore |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 131 |
Nameplate capacity | 301 MW |
Tarfaya Wind Farm is a wind farm in Morocco, located in 20 km from Tarfaya.[1] It was developed by Tarec (Trarfaya Energy Company), a 50/50 joint venture of Nareva Holding and International Power Ltd. Tarfaya Wind Farm is owned and operated by a 50:50 joint venture between the GDF SUEZ and Nareva Holding and it is the Africa's largest capacity wind farms with 131 wind turbines and a total installed capacity of 301 MW.[2] It was on the list of ten “Most Outstanding African Projects in 2015”, a ranking by Jeune Afrique magazine. The park was commissioned in December 2014 after two years of work and investment of 5 billion dirhams. Its constructor and operator is Tarec, which sells the power generated to the National Electricity Office. [3]
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