Morocco to switch on first phase of world's largest solar plant

        February 4, 2016 The Guardian | Morocco | renewables: solar

The 160-MW CSP plant Noor 1 on the western edge of the Sahara in Ouarzazate, Morocco, is the first of 3 stages, providing 650,000 locals with electricity. When finished, Noor ("light" in Arabic) will produce 580 MW and includes heat storage to operate after sunset. Morocco plans to produce 42% of all energy with renewables by 2020.