United Nations Environment Programme Executive Director Inger Andersen recently visited the Noor power plant in Morocco, one of the largest solar facilities in the world.
Located near the town of Ouarzazate, on the edge of the Sahara Desert, the plant produces 580 megawatts of electricity, enough to power the homes of 2.3 million people.
The facility is part of a larger push by Morocco to develop clean energy and Andersen called it a “step into a greener world.
“Climate justice and access to energy go hand in hand,” said Andersen during her visit. “Let's make sure that we show the world that [renewable energy] is entirely doable, possible and indeed feasible, and that it's not only the right thing to do, it is very much the smart thing to do.”
