Modern Saudi Arabia has been built on the back of petroleum -- an ancient solar resource that has been stored for millions of years underneath the kingdom. There is no greater solar resource on the planet than a broad swath extending from the Sahara Desert of North Africa and into northwestern Saudi Arabia. OK SolarGiven its solar endowment, Saudi Arabia has been looking to the future. Now, in addition to the largest oilfield, Saudi Arabia plans to have the world's largest solar plant. This plant would be 130 times larger than the world's current largest solar plant, the 1,547 megawatt (MW) Tengger Desert Solar Park in China.

Source: Forbes March 29, 2018 12:32 UTC