Solar projects worth $6.5 billion are currently under development in the Moroccan city of Ouarzazate, a report said.

The 500-MW Ouarzazate Solar Complex (OSC) is set to host Africa’s largest solar plant and the world’s biggest concentrating solar power (CSP) facility, added the Morocco World News report, which cited Oxford Business Group (OBG).

The turnkey project’s first installation will be the 160-MW Noor I plant, with the Noor II and III facilities set to come on-line in about two years, the report said.

“The solar cluster was created in order to bring public and private actors together, creating an environment for collaborative projects that boost the development of local renewable energy industries,” Ahmed Squalli, CEO of NRJ International and president of the Moroccan Association of Solar and Wind Industry, was quoted as telling OBG.