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Basic Electricity for the Bottom Billion | 6 comments (6 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: Western Sahara Solar Power for Morocco (none / 1)
Utility-scale renewables are going gangbusters these days.  The economics are such that even the election of Trmp will probably not halt their rapid growth.

However, the investment needed to hook everyone up to the grid is far more expensive than the costs of providing basic or entry level electricity to the bottom billion (or 700,000 now without any electricity at all).  $30 billion per year between now and 2030, if I read correctly, as opposed to less than $1 billion, total, by my estimates of what is available now off the shelf.

Solar IS Civil Defense

by gmoke on Sun Nov 17th, 2024 at 07:34:11 PM EST
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Re: Western Sahara Solar Power for Morocco (none / 0)
True ... two different worlds ... however the Global South owns  the sun energy of the equator and dry Sahara desert ... the fossil fuel Arab countries too are doing well in solar power ... Saudi Neom metropolis.

Saudi Arabia is building a 400-MW solar microgrid backed by 1.3 GWh of energy storage capacity to ensure clean energy supply for the Red Sea Project on the west coast of the Kingdom. [Source: Huawei]


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by Oui on Sun Nov 17th, 2024 at 07:56:07 PM EST
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Re: Western Sahara Solar Power for Morocco (none / 0)
My Spidey sense is picking up the idea that Neom is going to be a total disaster, probably very like the many Chinese empty cities they built over the last decade or two.

But I could very well be wrong.

Solar IS Civil Defense

by gmoke on Mon Nov 18th, 2024 at 09:12:39 PM EST
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Basic Electricity for the Bottom Billion | 6 comments (6 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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