The Noor project has 4 phases when all parts constructed; it will be the biggest in the world. Unless this period someone else build a bigger one. We think next biggest one probably will build in Dubai, they love big stuff.
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Solar Power project already started and Morocco already finished the first phase of the solar plant that called Noor-1. The first part has a capacity of 160 megawatts and supposed to reduce the emission of gases significantly. Estimate CO2 drop calculated as 240,000 per year. Noor-2 and Noor-3 will finish in 2016 and following year 2017. After that, they will start building Noor-4. When all the phases are completed, Noor will be covering an area of 11.6 sqm ( 30 sq km. It can generate 580 megawatts energy and provide electricity to a million house. Morocco wants to raise renewable energy production to %42 of their total energy needs by 2020.
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This project will allow the Morocco less dependable to outside energy resources. The country is the biggest importer of the energy in the North Africa and Middle east. The country will save lots of money in the long term, and they can use this resource to built more project like this. And North Africa is a great place for installing solar panels.
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