Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Morocco to build world's
largest concentrated solar power plant
On the fringe of the
Sahara desert, a mega solar project has been taken place. When the construction
is completed in 2018, the plant will supply electricity to over one million
people of the 33 million population of the country. This is part of the nation’s
ambitious initiative to install various types of clean-energy plants to supply
42% of its power consumption, 14% of which is by solar in 2020.
If you look at Sub-Saharan
Africa, only 24% of the population have access to electricity. That includes rather
developed South Africa. But in rural areas, power is available only a few
percentage points such as Kenya, Mali and Ethiopia. How are they going to
supply power in Africa? Will they simply pick economical ways like people did in
the last century and heat up the globe? Or, will they be wise enough to choose
renewable or cleaner source for energy? It seems to be the responsibility of
other part of the world as well.
Enjoy reading and
learning about this small African nation’s shining investment.
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