Egypt is completing the construction of the largest solar park in the world, with funding from the World Bank. But its 2,000 megawatt capacity is nothing next to the coal-fired power station in the Hamrawein area, which is being built with Chinese funding. China is funding 30 gigawatts of coal-based projects in Africa, Many of these projects will come into operation in five or ten years.
For clean energy to prevail, it is necessary to recognize the need to avoid emitting greenhouse gases, not just to reduce them, explains Mohamed Adow. “The UN must encourage Africa to stay on a” clean “path, he told AFP. But to get there, it takes money and technology to move to the next step after fossil fuels. “