Spanish based wind power operator Siemens Gamesa has recently publicized plans of accomplishment an energy production capacity of one gigawatt (GW) in Morocco in the near future.
This aspiring plans by the wind energy giant was delivered by Siemens Gamesa’s head of communications and public affairs, Sonia Adnane, in an interview with Morocco World News.
Adnane stated that Spanish Gamesa was presently building a 180megawatts wind energy Midelt, as part of the 850MW framework settlement in partnership with the National Electricity Office (ONEE).
Adnane further said, “In that context, we are very much looking forward to starting the next ones, helping us to reach more than 1GW in the country”.
Siemens Gamesa, has had its existence in Morocco since 2017, when it began its operations through the launch of a wind turbine blade factory in Tangier.The plant which was the first of its kind in Africa and in the Middle East, has a production unit which provides blades to Morocco, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Siemens Gamesa at this time hires nearly 800 people in Morocco, with 750 in the Tangier factory and around 50 in its Casablanca-based commercial office.The company is one of the chief partners of Moroccan organizations functioning in the field of renewable energies.
The Moroccan government sets ambitions to have 42% of its energy mix renewable by the end of 2020 and upsurge the share to 52% by 2030.
Adnane also revealed that Morocco’s ambitious plan was one of the reasons why Siemens Gamesa decided to capitalize in the country in the first place.
Adnane further siad, “We are proud to be a partner of choice and can look up at some major achievements and projects in collaboration with our partners in the Moroccan wind energy market”. “We aim to keep and build up these partnerships while enduring to develop technologies that will maximize the productivity of the wind source”.
Spanish Games presently operates 8 wind farms across Morocco, totalling 856MW and representing over 72% of the local market share.
The wind farms are sited in Tarfaya (301MW), Aftissat (201MW), Tangier (140MW), Essaouira (60MW), Foum el Oued (50MW), Haouma (50MW), Tetouan (32MW), and Laayoune (5MW).
