According to JPF magazine, many European countries are targeting 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2050 as part of their climate protection strategies. European countries have invested heavily in green energy production as deadly CO2 emissions cause massive damage to the environment that will take years to recover.
The only electrical connection between Europe and Africa are two power lines from Spain to Morocco, which are laid underwater. The first cable was laid in 1998 and the second in 2018 after increasing demand. The third network under construction allows for the integration of renewable energy, particularly photovoltaic, into the European system.
Between 2018 and 2019, electricity exports from Morocco rose by more than 670 per cent. The new Morocco-Spain connection with a capacity of 700 MW will be operational in 2026. When the five projects for additional electricity connections between North Africa and the EU are completed, there will be an additional 4.3 GW of imported capacity. The country experiences about 330 days of sunshine every year, making it an ideal location.
The king of Morocco is turning a large part of the unused Sahara into a major field of solar energy, which when completed will cost his country billions in tariffs. The project started in 2013 and has cost more than a billion dollars to date. It consists of 500,000 mirrors covering thousands of acres. It is the largest solar power plant in the world. It doesn’t stop supplying energy just because the sun has set. The additional heat is stored in the molten salt tank.
Morocco’s goal is to reduce fossil fuel costs and focus on renewable energy sources while meeting the growing energy demand of 7% per year. Other neighbouring countries such as Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt followed suit.
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