As the United Kingdom reels under the pressure of rising energy prices, a silent transformation is taking place nearly 2,485 miles away to curb its dependence on conventional forms of power generation., which aims to develop 10.5GW of renewable energy from solar and wind power, of which 3.6GW would be supplied to the UK, for an average of 20+ hours a day.
The project aims to utilize the desert's high solar intensity and convection current winds for achieving the proposed output. The proposed outlay is planned to be achieved by building facilities in approximately 200 kilometers square of available area. The company behind the project, Xlinks, has already signed an agreement with the National Grid of the UK to provide two 1.