Could Morocco’s megaplant revive dreams of Saharan solar?

A gigantic solar power complex on the edge of the Sahara has gone online, boosting the North African nation’s renewable energy goals. But a former dream of exporting this clean power to Europe is still a long way off.

On Thursday (04.02.2016), Morocco’s King Mohammed VI inaugurated one of the world’s biggest solar plants: Noor I, located about 200 kilometers from Marrakesh at the edge of the Saharan Desert.

Attended the opening were Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and French Environment Minister Segolene Royal, among other officials. Read More…