| Project Overview | |
| Power Station: | NOOR III |
| Location: | Ouarzazate |
| Drâa-Tafilalet Morocco | |
| Owners (%): | NOMAC |
| Technology | Power Tower |
| Solar Resource: | 2508 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 150 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2018 |
| Status Date | October 21, 2022 |
| Background | |
| Break Ground Date | 2017 |
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 500 |
| Lat/Long Location | 31.06,-6.87 |
| Participants | |
| Developer | ACWA |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| EPC | Sener, SEPCO III |
| Spain, China | |
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | ONE |
| Costs | |
| Total Construction Cost (2018) | $862.00 million |
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $877.05 million |
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | 5847 |
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | 0.15 |
| Levelised cost of electricity with 5% weighted average cost of capital and a 25 year payback period, capacity dependent O&M (1.5% of investment cost per year), deflated from Year_operational using the Worldbank’s GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) | |
| Remuneration MAD/kWh | 1.42 |
| Remuneration Start Year | 2018 |
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.15 |
| PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 25 |
| Support Scheme Type | PPA |
| Concessional Funding or Other Support | CTF $119 million; IBRD $119 million (Noor II and III) |
| Plant Configuration | |
| Solar Field | |
| Solar Field Aperture Area (m虏) | 1312000 |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | Sener |
| Spain | |
| Collector/Heliostat Model | HE54 |
| Solar Field (Receiver) | |
| Receiver Working Fluid | Molten salt |
| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Salt |
| Tower Height (m) | 247 |
| Receiver Manufacturer | Sener |
| Spain | |
| Power Block | |
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 150 MW |
| Turbine Manufacturer | Siemens |
| Germany | |
| Turbine Model | SST- 700/900 |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Type | Dry |
| Thermal Energy Storage | |
| Storage Type | 2-tank direct |
| Storage Capacity (Hours) | 7 |
| Storage Description | Molten salt |
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