for the ages british. beethoven's 9th for the world starts on t.w. . the. recent heavy rainfall that's left this mountain road blocked with rubble. of a good to look over that would really make a farmhouse clear the way. this child. is anxious to get moving he's already meant to be in the nearby village installing solar power instead he's stuck here.

so. it's always like this you never know what might happen sometimes there's no getting through and you have to take donkeys. camping. lucky for him some are available and the mountain families are determined to make sure the engineer reaches the evidence which the solar technology brings with him has the potential to transform their lives. and. that demand. for good health good for the people living in the high atlas mountains joad is a modern kind of sun king. gives. you know. how to continuing on foot for an hour with the small caravan. everyone has been expecting that.

the roku still home to remote mountain communities which time seems to have stood still. in recent years the country has made great strides especially in providing electricity to all its citizens. but it hasn't reached quite everywhere yet. we just arrived at have a look around. got nothing here no electricity no water no telephones we're getting straight to work on the problem. here he and his assistant install solar panels on the roof of a local home while the family watches closely from below. the system will cost them

around $400.00 euros. but at the hotel of the. new. show it uses a compass to determine the best placement for the solar cell it should face south. the next step is to wire up the module it's a rudimentary makeshift setup but it works. so it connects the model to a battery now it can be charged. time for a break and a cup of tea you are. speaking with the locals gets to know a different side of morocco a side with extreme poverty and meager prospects especially for the younger

generation of us just. about. here it's easy to see why so many have left in search of a better future amongst other places in europe. oh dear and i know it's hard to find work in this region. and sometimes there are jobs sometimes there aren't. as soon as i get a chance i'm out of here. we live in dismal conditions here we have no roads no electricity. that's why we have to buy candles. but they're expensive too will you hopefully that'll change now that we have solar energy. to make you. the little they do possess are a few corn fields subsistence farming living from hand to mouth

off their harvest also has to see them through the winter when they step indoors for weeks on end. is there any living from the cephalon they grow here one gram of the precious spice can fetch up to one euro. that's how the insides family was able to fund the solar system. the good. which by now is almost ready. after laying a line from the battery to the living room it's time to flick the switch. off if. it's an exciting moment for the whole family for the 1st time ever their modest home has bright artificial light oh. well this is great before i couldn't see

anything at night sometimes there'd be a cockroach in the heart we're so happy like the father. did you can't imagine how good it makes you feel when these people suddenly have light all i can say is mission accomplished and resonate so. the next morning the technicians proceed to the next home where they'll be installing another solar module. and then. they would farm in lassen i need shows the currency he'll be paying in front of course. he's grateful to joe. thanks to the nations from large companies job is able to install solar panels here at

a lower cost than usual. the installation is relatively straightforward and goes quickly enough what's tricky is maintaining the system and ensuring a long battery life span but it's all worth it for this one moment. and you know what. fantastic last and i exclaimed that's simply unbelievable. but as delighted as the film is showed believes the moroccan government should be doing more for its citizens in these me most areas. there are no subsidies there's actually a 20 percent tax on each new panel we buy. i hope the state will lower that tax one day and do more to ensure that poor people can also access this energy.

despite the initial difficulties getting the. trip to the mountain village was a success. now it's time to head home. so he sets off on his longest same 2 where he says that the waiting as there is a solar power facility he promises will leave us truly amazed. that it is a major hub in the south of morocco and just a few hours from the sahara desert. the provincial capital is famed for its impressive to reoccur span. the citadel envelop in clay walls was built by the elder weak clan who ruled southern morocco in colonial times. little firm is based in whereas as that's new town area here is where he set up his cell

a business. morocco is blessed with 3000 hours of sun a year and natural resource in abundance supply. the 28 year old technician now has 4 employees the sector is booming. that's also thanks to how heavily the moroccan state has been investing in renewable energy of late. where is is that is no home to one of the world's largest solar power farms something show it is proud of. it has become something like the world's solar energy capital. it's an excellent project. and of course it's helping make renewables and solar power in particular more popular in morocco. you know.

the power plant is colossal even from across the city you can see the tower at the center of the newark facility arabic for light. with very few field deposits of its own morocco currently imports around 90 percent of the energy it needs so the country is keen on investing in launching new projects like this one. lined in rows across the massive complex are 7 and a half 1000 marriages that capture the sun's rays. they all redirect the light to the top of the tower which heats up to temperatures over $1000.00 degrees celsius. morocco has no fossil fuel resources and our energy consumption is growing. that's why the government decided that the ideal solution was renewable energy made with sun wind and water.

today the plant direct is talking to one of the project's major partners. from the german development bank a f w. it's the project's biggest creditor providing over 800000000 euros morocco would have struggled to finance the solar farm on its own. german money german technology. this is where the solar power harnessed is used to heat up water with synthetic oil the resulting steam is channel to drive a turbine also from germany. once fully operational this plant will be able to supply electricity to 2000000 people and help the rocco's shed its dependency on imports. this is guns because of this project is unique in terms of scale there is no comparable facility not just america or africa but in the whole world against business but it's also special because it brings together

a range of technologies because solar thermal technology is indeed sounding in an energy revolution and. a revolution initiated by this man king mohammed the 6th the royal family's very own son king. in keeping with his wishes morocco will soon be harvesting 40 percent of its electricity from solar and wind power making the country a pioneer in africa. the solar farm and where it says that also boasts over half a 1000000 parabolic curved mira's the technology is expensive but morocco's authorities are convinced the transition will pay off in the long term. meanwhile showed is back on the road in the high atlas mountains. today he's

traveling to 10 months to service solem audios their. village as part of the nationwide green mosques program the idea is to use solar powered generators for mosques to generate their own electricity. if everyone goes to the mosque. men women children. if you think about how many mosques we have here. the ideal place to sensitize the contrary to everything solar energy that has to offer. was. the midday call to prayer.

oh. a few years ago the villages rallied to build this new place of worship the green moss. the. 16 solar panels adorn the rooftop. they've been running without any hitches as road can confirm to the village leader upon inspection. with us the most needn't rely on the regular power grid for its energy. to further spread the idea the green musk's program also includes specially claw tickle training for the in months. the project has completely changed life in the village you know women can study in the evening and pray during ramadan we're all involved and that's why we are so proud of this project. being

energy self-sufficient the mosque has become a gathering place for other activities as well. here villages can meet for a cup of tea or attend special courses. these women are learning to read and write for the 1st time in their lives. what the residents of tad munt built their mosque as environmentally friendly as possible energy saving insulation and l.e.d. lights included. culture is one of the women attending the literacy classes she shows us the conditions she lives in the poverty and squalor here stand in stark contrast to the green mosques maternity. there is electricity available in ted moment but it's expensive and the. culture has a pay as you go card to turn on the meter whenever she really needs power. the one

light she hers she installed above her cow and calf that's all of her worldly possessions. not going to the door when it least i can use the card to switch on the fridge now and then or watch t.v. but the most important thing is that i can see my animals. for that live a medicine it's for one of your. the plan is to green up hundreds of mosques all around the country and boost environmental awareness at the very place villages gather. the german development organization g i said is also on the ground here. they have been providing support and training to the villages especially with constructing the mosque. with the geos said expects the program will also create new jobs. on the mortgage and i want to be coming out soon about

coffee or some door it's all about combining local manpower and resources money from morocco and planning and training from our side and that's our part to be here in the for this green mosque here we trained 30 people not from we have already completed 100 projects like this one and we have another 1000 planned. mosques and solar powered so far a winning combination. and a ray of hope for morocco's remote rural regions. was to show much avi and his brother after lizzie's also have high hopes for a solar project in the area. they'll show us that later now they're on their way to their current distinctly hazardous work place the mines of me dealt.

in the 1930 s. the french built this complex to house work is the lead mine was shot in the 1970 s. all that's left is a ghost town. now like many others in the area the brothers explore the abandoned tunnels in search of lead and minerals. they know that accidents are common in these tunnels. some fatal but what choice do we have. choice i would have gone to school and studied. i could. so we do the same thing our parents started working underground me. it's a tough job clawing the metal out of the rock n tight spaces surrounded by toxic dust. if they're lucky they'll find

some barite overnight a night the middel region is known for its valuable minerals. the brothers live in me blood in a rundown mining settlements the only prospects awaiting those who grow up here involve the backbreaking work in the mines. it's this widespread poverty in rural areas that striven many young people to the city's. 30 year old up disha much made it as far as europe where he tried to sell minerals in france and germany and failed. now there's fresh hope plans are underway for a huge solar farm in the me delta region and it's set to bring new jobs with it. if they're watching the sound of my application as soon as i heard about it just like everyone else would be

a lot of course i'd love to earn money there. so far they've only been putting a song from one year to the next. that. optician match shows that's the place that's giving local people the chance to dream. this is where the new solar power plant is being built. it's designed to be even bigger than the one in whereas says that. it is the mark of. a job at a company like that would be great plus with a regular salary to. get there it would help us so much. that. we could set up a small family business. so i could finally support my sister and my brother. so they can go to college then i saw the yellow now. that he's still skeptical

you need the right connections to get hired he says. many people in the region believe they've got a shot at landing a job here. the construction phase alone will require several 1000 jobs. applications are piling up in the provincial governor's office. maracas energy transition is ambitious a total of 5 large scale solar farms like the one in middel are to be built in just a few years that kind of undertaking only works when one person makes the decisions in morocco it's king mohammed the 6. ok. just outside the building side dishes meets with nomads who have settled here. so the law they have heard of the solar farm they've yet to receive any official notification they still don't know if or when they might have to pack up and leave

many questions remain unanswered. there would be pretty. huge plans are compensating the people who live here. at least have to offer us enough money to rebuild our homes elsewhere. and so while some look forward to the project with grace expectations others can only worry for their future the 2 brothers hope they'll find work at the solar farm but for the time being they must continue searching for minerals in the old mines it's the only source of income they have right now. encounters morocco's rural poverty all the time when he's out installing solar modules.

stop takes him to the desert of the tonto province for the sounds. sudden to rental downpours have flooded the local roads. to outsiders the provincial capital looks like a frontier town surrounded by mountains and desert. it is here to host a seminar on solar power. has come under half of the g.i. said german development organization. by the end of the book he wants to convince local farmers of the benefits the new technology brings. after all morocco is rich in one resource which is also cheap to harvest the sun. are going to have a little less because knowing that king will ham it backs the technology can be

a vital argument here. if you don't consider most farmers still work with butane gas. some of them do realize they need to switch to solar energy. but they're discouraged by the high installation costs. but i believe we'll be able to win them over. for my sims. to back up his arguments he conducts a practical presentation outside and shows the farm is just how easy it is to operate a solar powered water pump. that many here have come from far away but they seem impressed. to the root of the i'd love to have one of those systems that. we still use a gas powered motor but it's expensive and often doesn't work when the mercury.

i've seen a lot of things to do that were new to me well i'd love to be able to buy one of those problems and they cost a lot of money when i can give it only going to people stuff to hold. on to the 7 good hits the road again i want to keep visiting one of the farm is in the palm gardens of titan. and all of mohamed be marines riches lie in his vast plantation of de pounds and yeah the trees are relatively easy to maintain absolutely dependent on 2 things heat and plenty of water. and that's it comes in right like. workers must climb up the trees to pick the fruit they can grow up to 30 metres high.

each pung can yield up to $100.00 kilos per harvest. or. over the flat only. but that means keeping the pan supplied with enough water which is why boomer remain is interested in joe its work. it's only a little longer until now we've been using diesel exhaust motors to pump the water that's been pretty expensive. but if we go to a solar powered water pump the long term financial gains for us would be much higher. if someone has a reservoir on the edge of the oasis thanks to the recent rainfall it's all filled up. but. this is where it will be

showcasing his pump. it takes no time at all to set up the false. together they'll generate about one kilowatt have power enough to pump groundwater to the surface from a depth of 20 me to see if it's of them i'm going to get another there is no but the farmer is hesitant about the price of this large solar powered pump with customers around $3000.00 euros. tell us that a lot of at the. back of the finally everything is hooked up time to see what it's got. used were when this is the pump is working smoothly and the voters gushing out firmly decide it's a worthwhile investment of. once again the engineer highlights the advantages of

this technology of. the use of buggy energy consumption is enormous in the farming sector. solar energy can reduce costs considerably in the long term you know i personally i always enjoy seeing how happy it makes people who like a movie people always say i'm going since you know. the sun in the skies above a previously untapped resource that is making the wrong because we market the energy revolution possible from the high atlas mountains to the going seas of the decimating.

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