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World Bank OKs $297 million for Morocco solar plant Solar plant in Ouazazate is the first in country's $9 billion power program, vital for a country without oil or gas
The World Bank on Thursday approved loans to Morocco totaling US$297 million to help finance the first phase of a 500 megawatt solar power plant, among the largest in the world. The Ouarzazate concentrated solar power plant is the first in Morocco's $9 billion solar power program, vital for a country that has no oil or gas but has an abundance of sun. The World Bank said $200 million of the loan will come from its fund that lends to middle-income countries, and the other $97 million from a World Bank Clean Technology Fund.