Climate Home: The worlds largest concentrated solar power plant is open for business.
Moroccos Noor 1 plant is the first phase of a vast array of parabolic mirrors that will eventually cover 30 square kilometres and power more than a million households.
The $9 billion project is part of a push to wean Morocco off fossil fuels. The country imports 91% of its coal, oil and gas, a situation long recognised as a serious drain on resources.
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