Name of the Project
Khalladi wind farm project.

Location
The project is located at Jbel Sendouq, 30 km from Tangiers, in Morocco.

Client
Acwa Power (75%)  in collaboration with ARIF investment fund (25%),

Project Description
The project involves the construction of a 120 MW wind farm.

Included in the project is a 24-km-long, 225 kV power line in the Tanger-Tetouan region of Morocco. The power line will run in a south-easterly direction, starting from the middle western flank of the Jbel Sendouq and ending at the Tetouan substation, about 10 km west of Tetouan.

The 370 GWh of energy that the plant will produce and supply to industrial companies each year is equivalent to the average consumption of a city of 400 000 people and will prevent the emission of more than 144 000 t/y of carbon dioxide.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Value
$170-million.

The project has been privately funded with equity from Acwa Power and ARIF and long tenor debt  from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in collaboration with the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), and the Moroccan BMCE Bank of Africa (BMCE).

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
Khalladi was inaugurated on July 1.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Acwa Power, tel +966 11 283 5555 or fax +966 11 283 5500.