Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar (C) holds a preparatory meeting for 2016’s COP22 global climate talks with fellow ministers, in this December 22, 2015 photo, in the capital Rabat.

Morocco postponed without explanation the inauguration of Noor-1, a solar power plant due to open recently in Ouarzazate, part of what will eventually be the world’s largest solar power production facility.

When asked by AFP, the communications agency that organized the inauguration on behalf of Moroccan solar energy agency Masen gave no reasons for the last-minute delay.

With an electricity production capacity of 160 megawatts, Noor-1 is supposed to allow Morocco to significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

The complex should allow Morocco to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 240,000 tons per year, according to estimates from the Energy Ministry.

The project’s next phases — Noor 2 and Noor 3 — are to follow in 2016 and 2017, and a call for tenders is open for Noor 4.

Once all phases are complete, Noor will be “the largest solar power production facility in the world,” its developers say, covering an area of 30 square kilometers (11.6 square miles).

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