The world’s largest solar plant won’t fully power Morocco until 2020, but its half-million glistening mirrors are already visible from space.
The Noor 1 CSP plant is under construction deep in the Sahara Desert – a logical destination given it’s virtually always sunny and cloud-free.
When complete, the 6,178-acre plant will generate 580 megawatts and earn the title as largest concentrated solar power plant.
By comparison, that’s nearly double the energy output of the Solana Generating Station (280 megawatts), the top solar plant in the United States.
Originally, the Noor 1 CSP was set to supply power to European countries via cables through the Strait of Gibraltar. But when key investors pulled out, the Moroccan government stepped in.
The mega plant is projected to power a million homes, or about half the country.
Source: Gizmodo