Tarfaya Wind Farm Explained

Tarfaya Wind Farm
Coordinates:27.9567°N -12°W
Country:Morocco
Location:Tarfaya
Status:Operational
Construction Began:January 2013
Commissioned:2014
Cost:>US$560 million
Operator:Nareva
Ps Units Operational:131
Wind Farm Type:Onshore
Ps Electrical Capacity:301 MW

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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  1. http://www.one.org.ma/FR/pages/interne.asp?esp=2&id1=5&id2=54&id3=44&t2=1&t3=1 Projet de parc éolien de Tarfaya
  2. Web site: Home . 2023-12-21 . Lake Turkana Wind Power.
  3. Web site: 2014-12-13 . GDF SUEZ launches $560mn Morrocan wind farm . Utilities Middle East.
  4. News: February 7, 2013 . GDF SUEZ va construire et exploiter le plus grand parc éolien d'Afrique . GDF SUEZ will build and operate the largest African wind farm . French . engie .