Comments on: REDIMENA — Desertec Developing Investment Vehicle To Support Renewable Energy Development In The MENA Region

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:51:00 +0000

Yeah, the original Desertec plan seems to have been badly hurt by all the political unrest in North Africa. Morocco has been aggressive about installing wind and solar and could be a model for other regional countries.

Perhaps once NA settles down they will be able to create income streams by selling electricity across the Med. But if they don’t hurry the needs are likely to be met by Southern European countries.

By: JamesWimberley

JamesWimberley — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:20:00 +0000

They have stopped talking about large-scale power exports to Europe, which was the original DESERTEC idea. The new and far more realistic focus is meeting domestic needs in the region. Better interconnects within the region and to Europe will still be needed for resiliency.

Large-scale imports from Africa are one of the options in the British government’s 2050 scenario builder (www.gov.uk/2050-pathways-analysis). But it’s for decades in the future, after Britain runs out of land and roofs for wind and solar.