The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) could gain from a growing solar power industry if they provide financial and political frameworks to lure investment. The report says that in 20 years, solar power could provide the same amount of electricity as 72 coal-fired power stations. This is enough to supply 100 million people, or the combined populations of Algeria, Morocco, Israel and Tunisia. By 2040, solar thermal power plants could supply five per cent of global electricity demand.
the industry will attract nearly US$20 billion a year in investment, employ 54,000 people, and have avoided the emission of 362 million tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere � roughly what Japan emits each year.
Will Mideast go that way? I hope they do ONE right thing before it is too late as usual...
MENA ‘ideal for solar power’
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