• Beni Mellal Province, Morocco. All of the solar home systems are designed, supplied and installed under a project that is being executed by the Masdar Special Projects team. Courtsy Masdar
    Beni Mellal Province, Morocco. All of the solar home systems are designed, supplied and installed under a project that is being executed by the Masdar Special Projects team. Courtsy Masdar
  • Beni Mellal. Along with other local initiatives, the full installation will result in 99 per cent of rural Morocco having energy access by the end of 2017. Courtsy Masdar
    Beni Mellal. Along with other local initiatives, the full installation will result in 99 per cent of rural Morocco having energy access by the end of 2017. Courtsy Masdar
  • Beni Mellal. Each of the installed systems consists of 290-watt solar panels and batteries with sufficient storage capacity for three days, thus ensuring uninterrupted power supply. Courtsy Masdar
    Beni Mellal. Each of the installed systems consists of 290-watt solar panels and batteries with sufficient storage capacity for three days, thus ensuring uninterrupted power supply. Courtsy Masdar
  • Boulemane Province. The systems include energy-efficient appliances such as LED lamps and a 165 litre refrigerator. Courtsy Masdar
    Boulemane Province. The systems include energy-efficient appliances such as LED lamps and a 165 litre refrigerator. Courtsy Masdar
  • Khenifra Province. The total project is expected to be fully completed by the second half of 2016. Courtsy Masdar
    Khenifra Province. The total project is expected to be fully completed by the second half of 2016. Courtsy Masdar
  • frane Province. The installation of 9,000 out of 17,670 systems across 940 villages comes only a year after the partnership agreement was signed between Masdar and Morocco’s Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable. Courtsy Masdar
    frane Province. The installation of 9,000 out of 17,670 systems across 940 villages comes only a year after the partnership agreement was signed between Masdar and Morocco’s Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable. Courtsy Masdar
  • Ifrane. The solar home systems are bringing energy access to those rural areas that still lack access to the national grid. Courtsy Masdar
    Ifrane. The solar home systems are bringing energy access to those rural areas that still lack access to the national grid. Courtsy Masdar
  • Ifrane. Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has installed 50 per cent of the solar home systems as part of an innovative project to electrify rural Morocco. Courtsy Masdar
    Ifrane. Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has installed 50 per cent of the solar home systems as part of an innovative project to electrify rural Morocco. Courtsy Masdar
  • Boulemane. All of the 290-watt solar home systems are designed, supplied and installed under a project that is being executed by the Masdar Special Projects team. Courtsy Masdar
    Boulemane. All of the 290-watt solar home systems are designed, supplied and installed under a project that is being executed by the Masdar Special Projects team. Courtsy Masdar
  • Ifrane. Each of the installed systems consists of 290-watt solar panels and batteries with sufficient storage capacity for three days, thus ensuring uninterrupted power supply. Courtsy Masdar
    Ifrane. Each of the installed systems consists of 290-watt solar panels and batteries with sufficient storage capacity for three days, thus ensuring uninterrupted power supply. Courtsy Masdar
  • Khenifra Province. The systems include energy-efficient appliances such as LED lamps and a 165 litre refrigerator. Courtsy Masdar
    Khenifra Province. The systems include energy-efficient appliances such as LED lamps and a 165 litre refrigerator. Courtsy Masdar
  • Khenifra. The total project is expected to be fully completed by the second half of 2016. Courtsy Masdar
    Khenifra. The total project is expected to be fully completed by the second half of 2016. Courtsy Masdar
  • The installation of 9,000 out of 17,670 systems across 940 villages comes only a year after the partnership agreement was signed between Masdar and Morocco’s Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable. Courtsy Masdar
    The installation of 9,000 out of 17,670 systems across 940 villages comes only a year after the partnership agreement was signed between Masdar and Morocco’s Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable. Courtsy Masdar
  • Khenifra. All of the 290-watt solar home systems are designed, supplied and installed under a project that is being executed by the Masdar Special Projects team. They include a 156 litre refrigerator. Courtsy Masdar
    Khenifra. All of the 290-watt solar home systems are designed, supplied and installed under a project that is being executed by the Masdar Special Projects team. They include a 156 litre refrigerator. Courtsy Masdar
  • Azilal. The solar home systems are bringing energy access to those rural areas that still lack access to the national grid. Courtsy Masdar
    Azilal. The solar home systems are bringing energy access to those rural areas that still lack access to the national grid. Courtsy Masdar
  • Rehamna Province. Each of the installed systems consists of 290-watt solar panels and batteries with sufficient storage capacity for three days, thus ensuring uninterrupted power supply. Courtsy Masdar
    Rehamna Province. Each of the installed systems consists of 290-watt solar panels and batteries with sufficient storage capacity for three days, thus ensuring uninterrupted power supply. Courtsy Masdar
  • Rehamna. Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has installed 50 per cent of the solar home systems as part of an innovative project to electrify rural Morocco. Courtsy Masdar
    Rehamna. Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has installed 50 per cent of the solar home systems as part of an innovative project to electrify rural Morocco. Courtsy Masdar
  • Sefrou Province. The solar home systems are bringing energy access to those rural areas that still lack access to the national grid. Courtsy Masdar
    Sefrou Province. The solar home systems are bringing energy access to those rural areas that still lack access to the national grid. Courtsy Masdar
  • Sefrou. Each of the installed systems consists of 290-watt solar panels and batteries with sufficient storage capacity for three days, thus ensuring uninterrupted power supply. Courtsy Masdar
    Sefrou. Each of the installed systems consists of 290-watt solar panels and batteries with sufficient storage capacity for three days, thus ensuring uninterrupted power supply. Courtsy Masdar
  • Sefrou. The total project is expected to be fully completed by the second half of 2016. Courtsy Masdar
    Sefrou. The total project is expected to be fully completed by the second half of 2016. Courtsy Masdar

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Masdar powers up rural Morocco – in pictures

Liz Claus

June 13, 2016

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Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has installed 50 per cent of its solar home systems as part of an innovative project to electrify rural Morocco.

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