The
Desertec Industrial Initiative
(Dii) has acquired its 18th new partner.
It has added the Italian national grid operater
to the expanding international group that is promoting the large-scale development of renewable energy in the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, with a view to developing "green" electricity exports to Europe.
"We are very pleased to be part of the Desertec project", Flavio Cattaneo, the CEO of Terna, said yesterday in a statement. "The mission and goals of the initiative are fully shared and supported by Terna."
"Apart from creating a framework for power generation in desert regions, power transmissions from North Africa to the European markets is another important element for Desertec," he explained.
