Desertec, the world’s largest renewable energy initiative, visited Syria for preliminary studies and cooperation drafts last month.
Desertec are considering connecting Syria to their renewable energy power grid; and in partnership with Cham Holding, utilizing the Syrian desert for solar and wind energy. The plan will take five to eight years.
At a press conference hosted by the Syrian German Business Council, Desertec CEO Paul Van Son said: “Though solar energy is till expensive, new technologies such as Concentrated Soalr Power (CSP) are reducing the costs and such technology such as CSP will available at a competitive rate in 10 years.”
