NOOR III CSP Project
This page provides information on NOOR III CSP project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
Project Overview
| Power Station: | NOOR III |
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| Location: | Ouarzazate |
| Drâa-Tafilalet Morocco | |
| Owners (%): | NOMAC |
| Technology | Power Tower |
| Solar Resource: | 2508 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 150 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2018 |
Status Date
| Status Date |
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Background
| Break Ground Date | 2017 |
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| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 500 |
| Lat/Long Location | 31.06,-6.87 |
Participants
| Developer |
ACWA Saudi Arabia |
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| EPC |
Sener, SEPCO III Spain, China |
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | ONE |
Costs
| Total Construction Cost (2018) | $ 862.00 million | ||
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| 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 (m²) | 1312000 |
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| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner |
Sener Spain |
| Collector/Heliostat Model | HE54 |
Solar Field (Receiver)
| Receiver Working Fluid | Molten salt |
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| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Salt |
| Tower Height (m) | 247 |
| Receiver Manufacturer |
Sener Spain |
Power Block
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 150 MW |
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| Turbine Manufacturer |
Siemens Germany |
| Turbine Model | SST- 700/900 |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Type | Dry |
Thermal Energy Storage
| Storage Type | 2-tank direct |
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| Storage Capacity (Hours) | 7 |
| Storage Description | Molten salt |