Activities of Solar Thermal Electricity Generation
Kuraymat 140 MW Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant
  • The project is one of 3 similar projects that are being implemented in Africa (Morocco, Algeria and Egypt), and mainly depend on integrating solar field with combined cycle.
  • The capacity of the project is 140 MW including solar share of 20 MW.
  • Local manufacturing accounted for about 50% of the solar component.
  • The plant has been operated since July 2011.
  • The project contributed to the formation of national technical cadres Capable of handling this technique.