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Company type | Limited company |
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Industry | Renewable energy |
Founded | 2010 |
Headquarters | , Morocco |
Key people | Tarik Moufaddal (CEO) |
Products | Noor Ouarzazate I Noor Ouarzazate II Noor Ouarzazate III Noor Ouarzazate IV Noor Laayoune Noor Boujdour |
Owner | Moroccan State represented by Mohamed Benchaâboun, Minister of Economy and Finances The Hassan II Fund, Administrator, represented by Mrs. Dounia TAARJI, in her capacity as Chairwoman of the Executive Board ONEE represented by Abderrahim EL HAFIDI, as the Executive Director The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water, Administrator, represented by Mr. Tarik HAMANE, in his capacity as Director General Mr. Abdelouafi LAFTIT, Administrator, Minister of the Interior Leila BENALI, Administrator, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Nadia FETTAH ALAOUI, Administrator, Minister of Economy and Finance Ryad MEZZOUR, Administrator, Minister of Industry and Trade Azzedine EL MIDAOUI, Administrator, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation |
Subsidiaries | Masen Services Masen Capital Cluster solaire Alsolen |
Website | www.masen.ma |
Masen, the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy, is a privately owned Moroccan company with public funding. It was created in 2010 [1] to lead the Moroccan solar project to generate electricity from solar power [2] by installing a minimum capacity of 2,000 MW by 2020 [3] [4] (the Noor Plan).
In 2016, Masen became the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy. Its remit was extended to all renewable energy sources (chiefly solar, wind and hydro-power) and its goal is to achieve a minimum installed capacity of 3,000 MW by 2020 and 6,000 MW by 2030. [5]
Masen develops integrated energy projects (renewable installations) under an agreement between the Moroccan state and Masen. [1]
The Noor plan, led by Masen, aims to develop a minimum capacity of 2,000 MW of solar power by 2020 (equivalent to 14 per cent of Morocco's total installed electricity capacity by this date). [6]
This was expected to require more than 9 billion dollars of investment by 2020 [7] and prevent the emission of 3.7 million tonnes of CO2. [8]
The Noor plan's first multi-technology mega-project, gathering four power plants with a total capacity of more than 580 MW, [9] is being rolled out in the region of Ouarzazate, a city in south-east Morocco:
Noor Ouarzazate is set to be the largest solar complex in the world. [12]
Further sites have been identified for integrated solar projects: Laâyoune, Boujdour, Midelt and Tafilalet [13]
10 wind farms, including private projects, have been installed along Morocco's coastline and inland: Tarfaya, [14] Essaouira, [15] Laâyoun, [16] Tetouan, [17] Tangier, [17] Ksar Sghir (between Tangier and Tétouan), [18] Akhfennir, [19] Taza, [20] Midelt, [21] Oualidia (2 x 18 MW) [22] and Boujdour. [23]
The wind power strategy aims to develop 2,000 MW by 2020 and save 1.5 million toe a year, i.e. 5.6 million tonnes of CO2. [24]
By the end of 2016, installed wind capacity stood at 895 MW. [25]
Thanks to its damming policy, Morocco now has 148 dams all over the Kingdom. [26]
Current installed electrical power [27] is 1,770 MW and the aim is to increase this to 2,000 MW by 2020.
Masen intends to develop other types of renewable energy if they prove relevant for Morocco. [28]