Morocco, in North Africa, has announced the developments of a US$9 billion solar projects for the country. Ideally situated to take advantage of the solar energy and five sites have been selected for a combination of solar power stations.
Currently Morocco relies on Oil which currently supplies 95% of its energy needs. Unlike some other African and Middle East nations, Morocco has a lack of mineral resources in its territory and depends mostly on oil imports.
Concentrated solar power
It is hoped that by the year 2020, up to 2,000 megawatts of energy will be supplied by a combination of photovoltaic solar and solar thermal generating plants. This would reduce the countries dependence on Oil by 1 million tons each year.
The solar project, when completed, would produce up to 40% of the countries energy production. Morocco is one of many counties that can implement solar production to produce such a large percentage of its energy due to its location which is highly suited for solar production. The European Union, with its Desertec projects, is also planning to take advantage of the North African location in its own ambitious project.
With energy security becoming more important in the years to come, the reduction of the reliance on importing Oil will be top priorities for many countries in North Africa and the rest of the world. Solar energy might not be suitable for every country, wind or geo thermal might be alternatives,
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