Masen Launches Prequalification for 350 MW of Solar in Morocco
Masen has launched prequalification for the multi-site Noor PV programme, with a capacity of at least 350 MW; applications must be submitted through its e-tendering platform before 30 November 2026.
The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy "Masen" launched on Wednesday the prequalification phase of the multi-site "Noor" photovoltaic solar programme, which aims to build solar plants with a combined capacity of at least 350 MW, spread across several regions of Morocco. The project is part of the Kingdom's push to raise the share of renewables in its energy mix by tapping the country's large solar potential in different regions rather than concentrating it at a single site, as with the earlier Noor plants.
Prequalification conditions and deadlines
According to the tender details, Masen is using an "engineering, procurement and construction" (EPC) model, which requires the winning contractor to design the plants, supply their equipment and build them, then operate and maintain them for a period set out in the tender specifications. With this model, the agency is looking for companies with the technical and operational capability to deliver the project from start to finish without a multiplicity of parties. Masen set Monday 30 November 2026 at 12:00 noon Moroccan time as the deadline for companies to submit their applications through its e-tendering platform "etendering.masen.ma"; the list of qualified candidates for the bidding phase will be announced later.
Programme background and the other Noor plants
The announcement comes months after Masen launched the prequalification process for the "Noor Midelt 2" plant, with a capacity of 230 MW near the city of Midelt, as the agency continues to expand the "Noor" programme, which previously included the Noor Ouarzazate concentrated solar plants, as well as the "Noor Atlas" programme covering several photovoltaic plants in the southern and eastern regions, which has also seen implementation delays since it was transferred to Masen.
Once completed, the multi-site Noor programme is expected to support Morocco's energy goals, which rely on raising the share of renewables in national installed electricity capacity, while creating new investment and employment opportunities in the regions concerned. Using several sites rather than one large plant also gives more flexibility in connecting solar output to the national grid in different parts of the country. Masen has not yet revealed the exact number of sites covered by the programme or the regions that will host them, pending more details after the prequalification phase ends in late November.