The famously oil-rich nation of Saudi Arabia has announced the first stage of a staggering $109 billion investment in solar energy

The famously oil-rich nation of Saudi Arabia has announced the first stage of a staggering $109 billion investment in solar energy

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Confirming reports earlier this year that the state plans to transition entirely to renewable energy sources in the coming decades, the Guardian reports that a Vice President at the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy declared to the state-run Saudi Press Agency that work is set to begin early next year on a large-scale solar farm.