Solar and Wind Power in Morocco's Southern Provinces

The Noor Solar Footprint

Morocco's Noor solar programme extends into the south through projects such as Noor Laâyoune, with a capacity around 85 megawatts, and Noor Boujdour, at roughly 20 megawatts. These plants were developed under the Noor PV I programme led by a consortium including ACWA Power.

Expansion is planned: a much larger Noor Boujdour II project, reported at around 350 megawatts, signals a new wave of capacity in line with Morocco's goal of generating over half its electricity from renewables by 2030.

Atlantic Wind Power

The southern coastline benefits from some of the steadiest and strongest winds on the planet. Average wind speeds near Tarfaya, Laâyoune and Dakhla make the area exceptionally well suited to wind generation.

These conditions support both grid-connected wind farms and hybrid solar-wind installations, which can deliver power more consistently across day and night than solar alone.

Powering Water and Hydrogen

Renewable power in the south is increasingly tied to other needs. A wind farm is being built to supply the Dakhla desalination plant, linking clean energy directly to water security and agriculture.

Looking further ahead, large green-hydrogen ambitions such as the planned White Dunes project envision gigawatts of combined wind and solar capacity to produce hydrogen for export.

A Contested but Growing Sector

The build-out of renewables in the southern provinces is significant for Morocco's energy transition and for regional development, creating construction jobs and local power supply.

The projects also draw international scrutiny given the disputed status of the territory, a factor that accompanies investment debates around energy assets there.

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