TAQA Morocco aims to invest $1.6 billion in renewable energy solutions in Morocco to increase electricity generation by 50% by 2030. Owned by ADNEC, the company plans to diversify its activities in clean energy and desalination as part of its new strategy.

The company aims to increase its renewable energy generation capacity by 1,000 megawatts, which will help reduce its carbon footprint by 25%. It also aims to accelerate the start-up of its solar project Noor Midelt, which has a capacity of 96 MW.

In the field of wind energy, the company has a 100 MW project in the north and a 600 MW project in the south that is in the early stage of development. The company has always used only coal to generate electricity. By 2023, we seek to shift to coal, gas and renewable energy generation platforms to reduce our carbon footprint, said Abdul Majeed Iraqi Hosseini, chairman of the board.

TAQA Morocco was established in 1997 as the first private electricity producer in the country, with six units generating 2,056 MW.Editor/XingWentao