Solar Power ‘Ideal for Gulf’

Trade Arabia – The GCC countries like the idea of standing atop a sea of oil, and the proposal to introduce renewable energy (including solar and wind power) to the GCC might appear as logical as carrying coals to Newcastle.

But a closer look shows that solar power could complement the energy mix of the GCC countries perfectly:

* It would spare more of the precious oil and gas for exports and as feedstock for the local petrochemical industry;

* It could result in GCC leadership in a technology that is new and relatively labour-intensive;

* It would help the GCC to comply with international environmental standards like the Kyoto protocol.
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