The bidders were Alstom, Siemens, Vestas, Gamesa and Acciona, according to Theolia, which owns the existing 50.4MW wind farm and future development rights alongside its partner, Morocco’s Office National de l’Électricité et de l’Eau Potable (ONEE).

The wind farm – among the first in Africa – was commissioned in 2000 using 84 Vestas V44 turbines, rated at 600kW each.

Last year the Moroccan government awarded Theolia and ONEE the rights to repower Koudia Al Baida, located near Tangiers, up to 100MW.