Recent heavy rainfall is left this Mountain Road blocked with rubble. Of a good tool box look over the window you make a common helps clear the way. This child. Is anxious to get moving hes already meant to be in the nearby village installing a solar power module instead hes stuck here. So. Its always like this you never know what might happen sometimes theres no getting through and you have to take donkeys. And. Lucky for him some are available the mountain farmers are determined to make sure the engineer reaches the level its the Solar Technology he brings with him has the potential to transform their lives. We have three of the four girls out there for the People Living in the high Atlas Mountains joad is a modern kind of sun king. You know. Continuing on foot for an hour with the small caravan reaches. Everyone has been expecting them. The roku still home to remote mountain communities where 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 hasnt reached quite everywhere yet. In the city and. We just arrived and had a look around. Got nothing here no electricity no water no telephones were getting straight to work now and ive been moderately powerful. Here he and his assistant install solar panels on the roof of the local home while the family watches closely from below. The system will cost them around four hundred euros. A look at the hotel of the brick that. 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. Its 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. Here its easy to see why so many have left in search of a Better Future amongst other places in europe. Oh dear strong now its hard to find work in this region. And sometimes there are jobs sometimes there arent. As soon as i get a chance im out of here. We live in dismal conditions here we have no roads no electricity. Thats why we have to buy candles but theyre expensive too will you hopefully thatll change now that we have solar energy that. The little they do possess or a few corn fields subsistence farming living from hand to mouth off their harvest also has to see them through the winter when theyre stuck indoors for weeks on end. They earn a living from the surf run they grow here one gram of the precious spice can fetch up to one euro. Thats how the insides family was able to fund the solar system. Which by now is almost ready. After laying a line from the battery to the living room its time to flick the switch. Its an exciting moment for the whole family for the First Time Ever a modest home has bright artificial light oh well this is great before i couldnt see anything at night sometimes there be a cockroach in the heart were so happy like the father. Did you cant imagine how good it makes you feel when these people suddenly have light all i can say is Mission Accomplished and famous and so miss ya. Know. The next morning the technicians proceed to the next home where theyll be installing another solar module. And then if theyre not. Famine last and i need shows the currency hell be paying and. Of course. Hes grateful to. 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 whats tricky is maintaining the system and ensuring a long battery life span but its all worth it for this one moment. And our. Fantastic last and i explained that simply unbelievable. That as delighted as the family is showed believes the moroccan government should be doing more for its citizens in these me most areas. There are no subsidies theres actually a twenty 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 their base trip to the Mountain Village was a success. Now its time to head home. So he sets off on his long descent to where is that awaiting us there is a solar power facility he promises will leave us truly amazed. That 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 reroute. The citadel enveloping play walls was built by the el glow week who ruled southern morocco in colonial times. Little firm is based in where is this thats New Town Area here is where he set up his solar business. Morocco is blessed with three thousand hours of sun a year and Natural Resource in abundant supply. The twenty eight year old technician now has four employees the sector is booming. Thats also thanks to how heavily the moroccan state has been investing in Renewable Energy of late. Where this is that is now home to one of the Worlds Largest solar power farms something show it is proud of. It has become Something Like the worlds solar energy capital. Its an excellent project. And of course its 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 ninety 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 seven and a half thousand marriages that capture the suns rays. They all redirect the light to the top of the tower which heats up to temperatures over one thousand degrees celsius. Morocco has no fossil fuel resources and our Energy Consumption is growing. Thats 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 projects major partners marcus machina from the German Development bank a f w. Its the projects biggest creditor providing over eight hundred Million 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 two Million People and help the roccos shed its dependency on imports. This is what was on his feet 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 of its also special because it brings together a range of technologies and because Solar Thermal Technology is indeed sounding in an Energy Revolution and. A revolution initiated by this man King Mohammed the sixth the royal families very own son king. In keeping with his wishes morocco will soon be harvesting forty percent of its electricity from solar and wind power making the country a pioneer in africa. The solar farm and where says that also boasts over half a million parabolic or curved mirrors the technology is expensive but moroccos 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 hes traveling to ten months to service so lamar to use 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 or children. If you think about how many mosques we have here. Ideal ways to sensitize the country to everything solar energy has to offer. The midday call to prayer. A few years ago the villagers rallied to build this new place of worship the green moss. The. Sixteen solar panels adorn the rooftop. Theyve been running without any hitches so it can confirm to the village leaders upon inspection. With that the most neednt rely on the regular power grid for its energy. To further spread the idea the green musks program also includes specially claw tickle training for the in months. The project has completely changed life in the village one of the women can study in the evening and pray during ramadan were all involved and thats why were so proud of this project. Of a hollywood. Being energy selfsufficient and the mosque has become a Gathering Place for other activities as well. Here villagers can meet for a cup of tea or attend special courses. These women are learning to read and write for the first time in their lives and. The residents of ted months built their mosque as environmentally friendly as possible Energy Saving insulation and l. E. D. Lights included. For 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 its 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 thats all of her worldly possessions. Not going to the one at 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 very many since for one of the year. 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 but with the geos it expects the program will also create new jobs. On the mortgage a lot of the community to warn about coffee its all about combining local manpower and resources money from morocco and planning and training from our side and thats our pride to be here tonight for this green mosque here we trained thirty people not from we have already completed one hundred projects like this one and we have another thousand planned. Mosques and solar power so far a winning combination. And a ray of hope for moroccos remote rural regions. To show much avi and his brother abdel aziz also have high hopes for a Solar Project in the area. Theyll show us that later now theyre on their way to their current distinctly hazardous work place the mines of me dealt. In the one nine hundred thirty s. The french built this complex to house work is the lead mine was shut in the one nine hundred seventy s. All thats 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. More choice do we have. Choice i would have gone to school and studied. I couldnt. So we did the same thing our parents started working underground. And. Its a tough job clawing the metal out of the rock in tight spaces surrounded by toxic dust. If theyre lucky theyll 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 settlement the only prospects awaiting those who grow up here involve the backbreaking work in the mines. Its this widespread poverty in rural areas thats driven many young people to the cities. Thirty year old up tisha much made it as far as europe where he tried to sell minerals in france and germany and failed. Now theres fresh hope plans are underway for a huge solar farm in the me delta region and its set to bring new jobs with it. I think theyre watching the sound of my application as soon as i heard about it just like everyone else to be more side love to earn money here. So far theyve only been putting a song from one year to the next. Thought that. I have to share much shows thats the place thats given local people the chance to dream. This is where the new solar power plant is being built. Its 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. With a regular salary too. Because. A populace got that 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 could go to college then i thought you know now. That hes still skeptical you need the right connections to get hired he says. Many people in the region believe theyve got a shot at landing a job here. The construction phase alone will require several thousand jobs. Applications are piling up in the provincial governors office. Maracas Energy Transition is ambitious a total of five 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 its King Mohammed the six. Just outside the building side dishes meets with nomads who have settled here. Well they have heard of the solar farm theyve yet to receive any official notification they still dont know if or when they might have to pack up and leave. Many questions remain and it. Would be pretty bad of. Compensating the people who live here the. Middle east after 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 two brothers hope theyll find work at the solar farm but for the time being they must continue searching for minerals in the old mines its the only source of income they have right now. Encounters moroccos rural poverty all the time when hes out installing solar modules. Stop takes him to the desert of the town top province for this sound. Sudden terentia will 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 on behalf of the g. I. Said German Development organization. And yet 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. Argument out of this author had little less because knowing that king will ham it backs the technology can be a vital argument here. Doesnt he was young because most farmers still work with butane gas. Some of them do realize they need to switch to solar energy. But theyre discouraged by the high installation costs. But i believe well be able to win them over. To one for my sims. To back up his arguments he conducts a practical presentation outside and shows the farmers just how easy it is to operate a solar powered water pump. That many here have come from far away but they seem impressed. And do the work of the id love to have one of those systems. So we still use a gas powered motor but its expensive and often doesnt work when the Different Military and. I have seen a lot of things today that were new to me id love to be able to buy one of those pumps and i think they cost a lot of money where they can live if dominicans will suffer terrible signal. To the same good hits the road again or hes visiting one of the farm is in the palm gardens of tata. All of mohammad to marines the riches lie in his vast plantation of de pounds. Yeah the trees are relatively easy to maintain absolutely dependent on two things heat and plenty of water. And thats where toad comes in about like young men with his must climb up the trees to pick the fruit they can grow up to thirty metres high. Each pung can yield up to one hundred kilos per harvest you know. What. The flat was. But that means keeping the pan supplied with enough water which is why boomer remain interested in joe its work. Its only a little longer until now weve been using diesel exhaust motors to pump the water thats been pretty expensive. And if we got 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 its all filled up. This is where joe would will be showcasing his pump. It takes no time at all to set up the false deals together theyll generate about one kilowatt have power enough to pump groundwater to the surface from a depth of twenty metres. When we get a good mother but the farmer is hesitant about the price of this large solar powered pump with customers around three thousand euros. Tell us that ive got a good look. At the finally everything is hooked up time to see what its got. Is right when this is the pump is working smoothly and the boat has gushing out ferma decides its a worthwhile investment. Once again the engineer highlights the advantages of this technology. Now on the supposed with its Energy Consumption is enormous in the farming sector yet 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 movement before those dont seem to know. 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