Renewable energy can bring desalination solution in MENA

The World Bank published a report in September 2012 on renewable energy in desalination in the Middle East and North Africa. The bank is currently working on organising a dissemination workshop, and D&WR will publish any further information on this on desalination.biz. What follows is an edited extract from the report’s summary, which paints a picture of how renewable energy and desalination could be a match for the region. This article first appeared in the February/March 2013 issue of Desalination & Water Reuse magazine.

The World Bank published a report in September 2012 on renewable energy in desalination in the Middle East and North Africa. The bank is currently working on organising a dissemination workshop, and D&WR will publish any further information on this on desalination.biz.

What follows is an edited extract from the report’s summary, which paints a picture of how renewable energy and desalination could be a match for the region.

This article first appeared in the February/March 2013 issue of Desalination & Water Reuse magazine.