Saudi Arabia plots shift to renewable energy
That would mean "creating jobs, creating manufacturing", says energy minister
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
LIFE in Saudi Arabia has long been defined by the oil that flows from the kingdom. Over decades, the vast wealth it pumped out paid not just for gleaming towers and shopping malls but also for a government sector that employs a majority of working Saudis.
Now, Saudi Arabia is trying to tie its future to another natural resource it has in abundance: sunlight.
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