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]