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Tarfaya Wind Farm

Coordinates: 27°57′24″N 12°0′0″W / 27.95667°N 12.00000°W / 27.95667; -12.00000
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Tarfaya Wind Farm
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CountryMorocco
LocationTarfaya
Coordinates27°57′24″N 12°0′0″W / 27.95667°N 12.00000°W / 27.95667; -12.00000
StatusOperational
Construction beganJanuary 2013
Commission date2014
Construction cost>US$560 million
OperatorNareva
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operational131
Nameplate capacity301 MW
Tarfaya wind farm in 2019

Tarfaya Wind Farm is a wind farm in Morocco, located in 20 km from Tarfaya.[1] It was developed by Tarec (Tarfaya Energy Company), a 50/50 joint venture of Nareva Holding and International Power Ltd. Tarfaya Wind Farm is owned and operated by a 50:50 joint venture between the GDF SUEZ and Nareva Holding and it is Africa's 2nd largest capacity wind farm after Lake Turkana Wind Power Station,[2] with 131 wind turbines, each generating 2.3 Megawatts of power, and a total installed capacity of 301 MW.[3] It was on the list of ten “Most Outstanding African Projects in 2015”, a ranking by Jeune Afrique magazine. The park was commissioned in December 2014 after two years of work and investment of 5 billion dirhams. Its constructor and operator is Tarec, which sells the power generated to the National Electricity Office. [4]

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References

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  1. ^ Projet de parc éolien de Tarfaya
  2. ^ "Home". Lake Turkana Wind Power. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  3. ^ "GDF SUEZ launches $560mn Morrocan wind farm". Utilities Middle East. 2014-12-13.
  4. ^ "GDF SUEZ va construire et exploiter le plus grand parc éolien d'Afrique" [GDF SUEZ will build and operate the largest African wind farm]. engie (in French). February 7, 2013.