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Friday, December 10, 2010

Algeria, Germany launch 'Desertec' commission

2010-12-09

Algeria and Germany agreed to establish a joint economic commission on renewable energy sources, El Watan reported on Thursday (December 9th). President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who is in Berlin this week on an official visit, reached the agreement with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The commission is part of Germany's Desertec project, which aims to use Sahara solar and wind power for 15% of Europe's electricity needs by 2050.

Source: Magharebia.com.
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2010/12/09/newsbrief-02.

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