Morocco: Progress expected for Safi plant

The project to build a 1,320MW coal-fired baseload plant at Safi is moving ahead – with the prospect of financial close by year-end – following the start of work on an essential parallel project, building a new port to provide a hub for industrial giant Office Chérifien des Phosphates and facilities to import the estimated 3.5m t/yr of coal that will fuel the power plant being developed by GDF Suez and the local Nareva Holding.