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Desalination plant for Al-Khafji
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JEDDAH: A solar-powered desalination plant will be established in Al-Khafji city, Assistant Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman told Arab News on Thursday ahead of a three-day international forum and exhibition on the environment and sustainable development in the Gulf, which begins on Sunday in Jeddah.
Prince Abdul Aziz will chair the second session of the forum carrying the slogan "Oil and Renewable Energy to Complement Not to Compete" with the participation of many international experts.
The Presidency of Meteorology and Environment Protection will supervise the event. The forum will discuss topics related to oil as the basic source of energy in addition to the progress made in the sphere of renewable energy, which plays a major role in the protection of the environment from pollution and climate change. "Despite the comparatively higher cost of renewable energy projects, there is a strong national effort to develop the sector with the help of science and technology in the Kingdom.
He hoped that such projects would contribute to the production of energy and water in a way that serves the national economy. The forum and exhibition emphasized the concern of the Kingdom regarding environmental protection, he said.
The prince added that oil would remain the major source of energy in the world for next several decades because alternatives are still too costly.
By MUHAMMAD HUMAIDAN
© Arab News 2010
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