| Project | Sponsors | Costs | Status | Comments |
| Sold Waste-to-Energy Recycling Project • 1 advanced waste-sorting line • 2 waste-to-energy units (Helwan) | USD 200 million | Under Consideration | • Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) • First experience of waste-to-energy in Egypt • 2,400 tons of daily household waste (70% of waste from Helwan) • Obstacles: land acquisition, social / informal sector "zabaleen" involved in door-to-door collection • Policy framework and capacity: new agency for solid waste management, governorates to manage tendering process | |
| EUR 330 million | Under Consideration | • MENA CSP Scale-Up Initiative • Clean Technology Fund (World Bank): USD 750 million in concessional funding • World Bank • Clean technology fund (CTF) through the African Development Bank • EU Donors • AFD • EIB • KfW | ||
| 200 MW West Nile River Wind Farm | Under Consideration | • IBRD • CTF | ||
| 117 MW Tafila Wind Energy Project | • EPGE • InfraMed Infrastructure • Masdar Power | USD 302 million | Under Construction | • Largest RE project in Jordan • EIB and IFC approved $117 million and $75 million loan (April 2013) • EFK, OFID, FMO and Capital Bank of Jordan providing debt financing. |
| • Kawar Energy • First Solar • Solar Ventures | USD 300 million | Under Construction • Feasibility study (2011) • PPA signed in Sept 2012 | • Most advanced RE project, developed in the Ma'an Development Area industrial park. • Electricity price: USD 0.169/kWh vs. USD 0.24/KWh for fossil fuel - generated electricity | |
| • Badr Investments • Chescor Capital • Maisam Architects, Parsons Brinckerhoff | USD 425 million | On Hold | • Due to start in 2011 • Expected to be operational by 2013 | |
| 90 MW Fujeij Wind Farm | • Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) | USD 187 million | Under Tendering • Feasibility study (2006) • Financing scheme (2008) • 2009: 4 preselected bidders • Operational in 2015 | • Phase 2: Project expanded to 250 MW • Contract scheme: 20 year contract and PPA with NEPCO • World Bank grant of USD 6 million |
| 30 - 40 MW Al-Kamshah Wind Farm | Greek-Jordanian consortium | USD 45 - 60 million | On Hold • Feasibility study (2007) • Selection of bidders (March 2009) • PPA breakdown (2009) | • IFC Debt financing • North of Amman • Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources: dispute with selected consortium over electricity price after Government's removal of energy subsidies |
| • ACWA Power | USD 300 million | Operational second half of 2015 | • First 25-year PPA in Nov 2012 • Final capacity of 500MW, largest CSP worldwide | |
| 300 MW Tarfaya Wind Farm Project | • GDF Suez (France / UK) • Nareva Holding (Morocco) | USD 610 million | Under Construction | • Construction commenced in June 2013 |
| 300 MW Tétouan Wind Farm Project • Expansion of 50 MW Koudia al-Baida Wind Farm | • Theolia (France, 80%) • ONEE (Morocco, 20%) | • EUR 6.6 million | Under Tendering • Bids from 5 groups (2012) • Won by Theolia (2008) • Theolia to develop 300MW windfarm (2011) • Start of Phase 1 (2012) | • Replacement of current turbines (repowering) • Phase 2: 200MW additional capacity |
| 150 MW Taza Windfarm | • Alstom (France) | EUR 704 million | Operational • Tender (2009) • Bidders selected (2012): Mitsui and EDF • Operational (July 2014) | • East of Fès (Northern) |
| 1000 MW Moroccan Wind Programme (incl. Taza) • 100 MW Tangiers (North) • 150 MW Midelt (Centre) • 200 MW Jbel Lahdid (Essaouira) • 300 MW Tiskrad (Laayoune) • 100 MW Boujdour (Boujdour) | 6 pre-qualified: • EDF, Alstom (France)/Mits ui (Japan) • Nareva (Morocco) / Taqa (UAE) / Enel (Italy) / Siemens (Germany) • International Power (UK) / Vestas (Denmark) • Acwa (Saudi Arabia) / Gamesa (Spain) • General Electric (US) • Acciona (Spain) / Al- Ajial (Morocco) | USD 1.7 billion | Under Tendering • Final tender (Feb 2014) • Extension of deadline • Expected delivery before 2020 | Energy Development Fund with donations from • Saudi Arabia and UAE • Hassan II Fund for Social and Economic Development |
| • Stations de Transfert d'Energie par Pompage (STEP) | DH 2.300 million | Under Tendering • Pre- qualification (March 2013) • Expected delivery: 2016 | • Pumped power transfer station, located 70km North of Agadir • 460 MW STEP Afourer - BeniMellal (2004, Alstom) • Grants from EIB (EUR 150 million) and AfDB (DH 3.84 billion) • Project delayed for 4 years (2008) | |
| 170 MW M'Dez El Menzel Hydro Power Plant • 125MW El-Menzel plant • 45MW M'Dez plant • Centrepiece of High Dam Sebou (capacity 700m m3) • Remote-control from Casablanca National Dispatching Centre | DH 2100 million | Under Tendering • Pre- qualification (May 2013) • Expected delivery: June 2015 | • Hydropower complex comprising two waterfalls, M'Dez and El Menzel • Haut Sebou Development Programme (2010-2014): provide protection for downstream areas, improve water control for irrigation and electricity generation, match peak hour power supply with demand • Grants from EIB (EUR 150 million) and AfDB (DH 3.84 billion) • Clean Technology Fund (World Bank) | |
| 2000 MW Solar Park Project (« Atlas ») • 8 centrales PV • Laâyoune (500 MW) • Boujdour (100 MW) • Aïn Beni Mathar (380 MW) | Under Consideration | • Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) • Plants to be located in Western Sahara (disputed territory) | ||
| TuNur Solar Power CSP Project • CSP plants with a capacity of up to 2 GW (Kebili) • 2 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) on-land and sub-marine cable to Italy • Sale of electricity to European markets | • TOP Group and Glory Clean Energy (Tunisia, 50%) • Nur Energie (UK, 50%) | EUR 10 billion | Under Consideration | • First utility-scale solar export project between Tunisia and Europe • Approved by the Desertec Foundation in January 2012 |
| Plan Solaire Tunisien • Centrale CSP 75MW • Centrale CSP combinée 40MW (gaz et solaire) d'El Borma • "Soleil de Nefta" : électrification de l'oasis de Nefta • Unité de fabrication de panneaux PV (14MW annuel) | USD 4,5 billion | Under Consideration | • EUR 1.7 million grant from FASEP (Fonds d'étude et d'aide au Secteur Privé, France) | |
| Wind Energy Project • Centrale éolienne de Thela (Kasserine) | EUR 80 million | Under Consideration |
Source: OECD (2014) based on Clean Energy Eversheds (2013), Developing renewable energy projects: A guide to achieving success in the Middle East.