Why Arab countries members of the DESERTEC project although they are rich expected investment the European and the Germans to exploit their rich potential of renewable energy in particular in solar energy.?
DESERTEC was developed by the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation (TREC), a voluntary organization founded in 2003 by the Club of Rome and the National Energy Research Center Jordan, made up of scientists and experts from across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (EU-MENA).[8] It is from this network that the DESERTEC Foundation later emerged as a non-profit organization tasked with promoting the DESERTEC solution around the world. Founding members of the foundation are the German Association of the Club of Rome, members of the network of scientists TREC as well as committed private supporters and long-time promoters of the DESERTEC idea. In 2009, the DESERTEC Foundation founded the Munich-based industrial initiative 'Dii GmbH' together with partners from the industrial and finance sectors. Its task is to accelerate the implementation of the DESERTEC Concept in the focus region EU-MENA.[8]
The scientific studies done by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) between 2004 and 2007 demonstrated that the desert sun could meet rising power demand in the MENA region while also helping to power Europe, reduce carbon emissions across the EU-MENA region and power desalination plants to provide freshwater to the MENA region.[9][10] Dii GmbH published a further study called Desert Power 2050 in June 2012.[11] It found that the MENA region would be able to meet its needs for power with renewable energy, while exporting its excess power to create an export industry with an annual volume of more than €60 billion. Meanwhile, by importing desert power, Europe could save around €30/MWh. [12]
By taking into account land and water use, DESERTEC intends to offer an integrated and comprehensive solution to food and water shortages.[why?][13][14][15]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertec
Unfortunately, Desertec, remains an imported solution to europe for Arabs countries (MENA) and the foreign investor seeks only his interests
Coud desertech be extended to African countries? This will help in reducing energy crisis in Africa.
I am pessimistic about a positive response because europeans want to invest little and gain much and extension to africa need more spending
I quite agree with you. At the moment, a service provider of solar energy to local areas that are out of reach to national electricity in Nigeria charges an exorbitant prices as monthly recharge which is simply because the technology is imported. Had it been middle east and Africa can come up with their own indigenous technology it will help in reducing the investimate cost thereby making the dreams come true.
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