August 7 and 8 saw record highs across Morocco for solar power production, owing to the scorching temperatures across the kingdom, revealed a press release published by the National Office for Electricity and Potable Water (ONEE) on Tuesday.

The national’s solar panels made a “historical record” by generating 6060 MW (milliwatts) on August 7 at 1:00 p.m., representing an increase of 70 MW.

The ONEE added that the evening production has reached 6180 MW at 9:00 p.m., representing an increase of 130 MW compared to its peak during the same period in 2016.

The ONEE continued that the maximum daily consumption reached 124,190 MWh on August 8, exceeding the maximum daily consumption recorded in 2016 by 2931 MWh.

Source: BNA