Saudi Power Developer Gives Spanish Firms Work in Morocco
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ACWA Power International, a Saudi Arabian power plant developer, started work on building a 160 megawatt concentrated solar thermal facility in Morocco, it said in an e-mailed statement today.
ACWA Power Ouarzazate, the unit designated to control the project, awarded construction contracts yesterday to Spanish group composed of Acciona SA, Sener and TSK to build the plant. It’s part of a 500-megawatt solar complex Morocco intends to build in the Ouarzazate area about 200 kilometers (124 miles) south of Marrakesh. ACWA Power didn’t disclose the financial details of the contract.