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Morocco builds 200 MW wind farm

20 August 2010

Moroccan power utility ONE is building a 200 MW wind farm outside Tarfaya.

The contract to build the wind farm was awarded to Nareva, a subsidiary of the ONA Group, and partner International Power.

No financial details were given, but Reuters reports a cost estimate of 2.7 billion dirhams (~US$313.3 million) for the wind farm.

The wind farm is expected to go live in 2011.

 

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