Morocco to build world's largest concentrated solar power plant

 

Morocco,the north-western African nation is building the world's biggest concentrated solar power plant, which will supply electricity to 1.1 million Moroccans by 2018, according to the World Bank.

The plant is being constructed in a 30 square kilometer area outside the city of Ouarzazate, on the fringe of the Sahara desert, famous as the filming location of Hollywood blockbusters like "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Gladiator," and the TV series "Game of Thrones."