Afourer hydroelectric plant

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Other names: STEP Afourer

Afourer hydroelectric plant (محطة «أفورار» لتحويل الطاقة عن طريق الضخ, محطة أفورار للطاقة الكهرمائية) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in cercle d'Afourar, Azilal Province, Morocco.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Afourer hydroelectric plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type	Owner	Operator
Operating	2004	466 MW	2 x 175 MW; 2 x 59 MW	Pumped storage	Office National de L'Electricite de L'Eau Potable [100%] (المكتب الوطنى للكهرباء والماء الصالح للشرب)	Office National de L'Electricite de L'Eau Potable (المكتب الوطنى للكهرباء والماء الصالح للشرب)

Location

Table 2: Location details for Afourer hydroelectric plant

Location	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
cercle d'Afourar, Azilal Province, Morocco	Bin El Ouidane River	32.2077, -6.5317 (exact)

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