من البحر إلى النهر to [email protected]English • 6 months agoWorld’s Biggest Solar Thermal Plant To Be Built In Saudi Arabiawww.forbes.commessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1161cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1143external-linkWorld’s Biggest Solar Thermal Plant To Be Built In Saudi Arabiawww.forbes.comمن البحر إلى النهر to [email protected]English • 6 months agomessage-square22fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•6 months agoIronic. Saudia Arabia would be about as poor as Afghanistan if it wasn’t for burning oil.
minus-squareunalivejoylinkfedilinkEnglish15•6 months agoThe less oil they burn, they more they can sell to the West.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•6 months agoI assure you they have no issue with that. They could probably double their output if they wanted. But they don’t, they want high prices not more oil.
minus-squareمن البحر إلى النهرOPlinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoSaudi Arabia has a policy to reduce oil consumption locally. The government subsidizes power to the people, so if solar/wind is cheaper they will be adopted as it will save the government money.
minus-squareمن البحر إلى النهرOPlinkfedilinkEnglish0•6 months agoBut we wont be as industrious. God truly gives with one hand and takes with another.
Ironic. Saudia Arabia would be about as poor as Afghanistan if it wasn’t for burning oil.
The less oil they burn, they more they can sell to the West.
I assure you they have no issue with that.
They could probably double their output if they wanted. But they don’t, they want high prices not more oil.
Saudi Arabia has a policy to reduce oil consumption locally. The government subsidizes power to the people, so if solar/wind is cheaper they will be adopted as it will save the government money.
But we wont be as industrious. God truly gives with one hand and takes with another.