Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Morocco's First Solar Power Plant to Start Operating in 2015 Morocco has announced that its first solar energy plant will begin operating next year. The plant is part of a multi-billion-dollar project aimed at satisfying the growing needs for energy in the North African kingdom. Zlatica Hoke reports the Nour 1 thermo-solar plant is the first of five that Morocco plans to build by the end of the decade, as it strives to become a world-class renewable energy producer. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/media/video/2490552.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/media/video/2490552.html