Morocco underlined its position as one of Africa's leading renewable energy markets last month, as officials confirmed the giant 300MW wind farm near Tarfaya in the south west of the country had started generating electricity.
According to AFP reports, the 131 turbine project is on schedule to come fully online by October, establishing the $690m project as the largest wind farm in Africa.
Officials confirmed 88 turbines had now been erected, with 44 having been connected to the grid.
French engineering giant GDF Suez, which is developing the project alongside Moroccan firm Nareva Holding, said the installation would cut annual carbon emissions by 900,000 tonnes.
The wind farm, which will cover an area of 10,000 hectares, will join the 100MW Akhfennir wind farm and the 50MW Foum el Oued wind farm in taking advantage of the areas strong and reliable winds.
It will also provide a major boost to one of Africa's most ambitious clean energy strategies, which has seen the Moroccan government set a target of sourcing 42 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020 with 4GW of new capacity coming online.
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