Europe looks to harness Saharan heat for solar energy

Several years ago, scientists determined that a small section of the Sahara desert, amounting to just over 1 percent of its total area, could provide as much electricity as all of the world’s power plants combined.

Now, Europe is looking to harness the heat of the African desert for solar energy, since about 0.3 percent of the light falling on the Sahara could power the whole of Europe. European Union members have considered implementing a long-term program over the next several decades.

Masimba Biriwasha is a citizen journalist from Zimbabwe who writes at OhMyNews to discuss what Europe’s plans would mean for Africa and argue that any initiative should benefit both Europe and Africa.

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