The opening of the world's largest solar power plant in Morocco

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">ArabiaWeather.com - On February 3, the &quot;Noor 1&quot; <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/إمرأة-أردنية-تستثمر-الطاقة-الشمسية-في-إنارة-80-منزلا-في-البادية"><strong>solar power</strong></a> plant in Morocco, which is the largest of its kind in the world, will start operating at a cost of $652 million, to produce 160 megawatts of electricity.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">It is noteworthy that the station, which was established in the Moroccan city of Ouarzazate, is the first stage within a program announced by Morocco, which aims to <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/تراجع-الطاقة-المتجددة-ضمن-أولويات-الدول">produce electricity</a> in the future with a capacity of 580 megawatts.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Morocco decided to secure 52% of its total electricity needs, using <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/أول-مستشفى-للأطفال-في-مصر-تعمل-بالطاقة-الشمسية"><strong>renewable energy</strong></a> sources, by 2030, according to the Arabic &quot;Huffington Post&quot;.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Morocco believes that investing in the <strong>renewable energy</strong> sector will reduce the consequences and costs of the energy bill, on which government spending exceeds 100 billion dirhams ($9.9 billion) annually.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>