Engie and ACWA Bid for 800-Megawatt Solar Project in Morocco

North African country to award contracts by end of this year
Renewables push aimed at cutting need for imported energy

Suntech Power Holdings Co. photovoltaic solar panels stand at the Sri Chula solar farm, operated by Gunkul Engineering Pcl., in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. Gunkul, the most expensive energy stock in Thailand, plans to invest more than 20 billion baht ($599 million) in Japanese solar projects to boost earnings growth.Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

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By Mahmoud Habboush

January 16, 2018 at 12:18 PM UTC

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January 16, 2018 at 8:00 PM UTC

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Morocco attracted bids from France’s Engie SA and EDF Energies Nouvelles to build 800 megawatts of solar power as the North African country seeks to curb energy imports.

The French utilities, as well as Riyadh-based ACWA Power International, led groups bidding last month for engineering, procurement and construction contracts, Obaid Amrane, a member of the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy’s management board, said in an interview.