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Dubai is building the world’s biggest solar power plant

A man speaks on the phone as he walks past solar panels at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai, November 28, 2015. Dubai will spend billions of dollars on generating clean energy, the government said on Saturday, aiming to have solar panels installed on the roofs of all buildings by 2030.

The emirate is hoping to generate 7% of its total power from clean energy by 2020 Image: REUTERS/Stringer

Rosamond Hutt
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