الطاقة الشمسية في صحراء المغرب: رؤية طموحة تصطدم ببعض الصعوبات

Morocco's flagship solar tower in the desert faces operational hurdles and local criticism, casting a shadow on its clean energy promise. | Contesto: cronaca

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• الطاقة الشمسية في صحراء المغرب: رؤية طموحة تصطدم ببعض الصعوبات

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A towering symbol of Morocco's ambitious green energy transition, the massive Noor Ouarzazate solar complex, is facing significant operational challenges and growing criticism from local communities, according to regional reports. The plant, located in the arid expanses near Ouarzazate, was inaugurated as a cornerstone of the kingdom's strategy to generate over half of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Its central tower, surrounded by a vast field of mirrors, is designed to provide power even after sunset, positioning Morocco as a potential clean energy exporter to Europe. The project's scale is undeniably impressive, representing one of the world's largest concentrated solar power (CSP) facilities. By harnessing the relentless Saharan sun, it aims to reduce national dependence on imported fossil fuels and cut carbon emissions. The technology involves thousands of heliostats focusing sunlight onto a receiver atop a 250-meter tower, heating molten salt to drive turbines. This design is crucial for delivering stable, dispatchable power, a key advantage over intermittent photovoltaic solar panels. However, the vision of seamless, abundant clean energy is encountering stark realities on the ground. Technical and logistical obstacles are reportedly hindering the plant's optimal performance. The complex engineering required for CSP, particularly in a harsh desert environment with temperature extremes and dust storms, presents continuous maintenance challenges. Ensuring the precise alignment of thousands of mirrors and the efficient operation of the thermal storage system demands significant expertise and resources, which can affect output and reliability. Beyond the engineering difficulties, the project has sparked discontent among some residents of the surrounding region. Critics argue that the promised local economic benefits, such as job creation and infrastructure development, have not materialized as expected. There are concerns that the vast tracts of land used for the solar field have altered local ecosystems and traditional land-use patterns without delivering proportionate gains for indigenous communities. This friction highlights a growing...

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