Tarfaya Wind Farm
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 Location of Tarfaya Wind Farm in Morocco
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| Country | Morocco |
| Location | Tarfaya |
| Coordinates | 27°57′24″N 12°0′0″W / 27.95667°N 12.00000°WCoordinates: 27°57′24″N 12°0′0″W / 27.95667°N 12.00000°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | January 2013 |
| Commission date | 2014 |
| Construction cost | >US$560 million |
| Operator(s) | Nareva |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 131 |
| Nameplate capacity | 301 MW |
Tarfaya Wind Farm is a wind farm in Morocco, located in 20 km from Tarfaya. It was developed by Tarec (Trarfaya Energy Company), a 50/50 joint venture of Nareva Holding and International Power Ltd. Tarfaya Wind Farm is owned and operated by a 50:50 joint venture between the GDF SUEZ and Nareva Holding and it is the Africa's largest capacity wind farms with 131 wind turbines and a total installed capacity of 301 MW. It was on the list of ten “Most Outstanding African Projects in 2015”, a ranking by Jeune Afrique magazine. The park was commissioned in December 2014 after two years of work and investment of 5 billion dirhams. Its constructor and operator is Tarec, which sells the power generated to the National Electricity Office.
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