us that moments like these are the reason he does what he does he says the long tracks out of town are worth it every time. busy morocco is often referred to as the place where the sun sets but the sun is certainly rising on the energy revolution taking place here. time to wrap things up on today s show and to say goodbye from here in johannesburg south africa but would love to see you again next week thank you zee also sign of for now from here but don t forget that you can always stay tune into our show by checking out the content on our website on our social media platforms from the hole in co africa team thanks for joining us goodbye from lagos.
a homeless shelter in cape town it s a practice that could work for the whole of south africa in a country where 12000000 people regularly go hungry at least a part of the surplus food could be put to good use. from the south of the continent we had back up to the north and next report council morocco wayne initiative is bringing light to remote villages in the atlas mountains a single biled in places like that can change the lives of entire families and in this project it s been done in a sustainable way that s why they initiate service setting up simple soil of pa systems but the country wants to set an example in the region and he s also trying to implement solar energy on a wider scale to do it morrocco has build one of the biggest solar power plants that uses and the rate of $7500.00 mirrors and the clean energy comes from there the reliable source the sun would shine at least 30000 year in morocco.
what s coming up on the show. starts up in looking at fossil that s combining our pop culture with better go for me. a woman from south africa who s fighting against food waste and how solar energy it s changing rival farmers in the mountains of morocco. now rwanda is of the most densely populated countries in africa and that can trigger conflicts over resources when entire areas are declared to be national parks in many ways and worry about their livelihoods the solution is to involve them more in wildlife protection one example the endangered mountain gorillas in the wonders volcanoes national park the tourism they generate can benefit the local communities as well as the environment.
the moment of truth has almost come joad runs the battery cables into the house and screws in the light bulb well 1st of all. it s an exciting moment for the entire family for the 1st time ever the house has artificial lighting. this is great i could never see at night sometimes cockroaches crept into the cooking pot with so happy now. you can t imagine what a great feeling it is to see how pleased people are evil and by imagining. this evening intend to rot the lights are on for the 1st time for the band so you d family it s a dream come true. the next morning joe dentist colleague make their way home they re heading to the city of was in the south of morocco. it s
one there is some 7 and a half 1000 mirrors surrounding the tower in a vast field the mirrors reflect the sunlight focusing it on to the top of the tower which heats up to more than 1000 degrees celcius. the moroccan manager of the project tariq is meeting with marcos fresh enough from the german development bank k f w germany has lent more than 800000000 euros to the project the biggest single contributor morocco couldn t have financed the project alone. but then it just was . morocco has no fossil fuels. at the same time our energy needs are increasing. that s the reason our government is backing renewables with us at the local levels in the lobby. in just a few years more than 40 percent of morocco s electricity will be generated from the sun and wind there are plans to build 5 large plants like this one meaning the country could soon be