How real is Saudi Arabia's interest in renewable energy?
by Michael Safi from on (#4SD5N)
Ambitious plans have not been matched by progress, but there may finally be signs of change
It was the largest renewables project ever announced: $200bn (158bn) worth of solar panels stretching across hundreds of square kilometres of the Saudi Arabian desert.
The massive solar initiative was billed by the kingdom's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, as a "huge step in human history" when it was unveiled in March last year. It was cancelled by October.
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