solar home systems that will be installed across 940 villages in Morocco as a result of a partnership agreement signed between Masdar and Morocco’s Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable barely a year ago.

installations already completed as of May 2016. All of the solar home systems are designed, supplied and installed under a project that is being executed by the Masdar Special Projects team.

of rural Morocco will have energy access by the end of 2017 based on this and other local initiatives.

capacity of the solar panels being installed along with batteries with sufficient storage capacity for three days, thus ensuring uninterrupted power supply. The system add-ons include energy-efficient appliances such as LED lamps and a 165 litre refrigerator.

The total project is expected to be fully completed by the second half of this year.