DW> Most of the electricity in Egypt comes from the Aswan High Dam, which
DW> was constructed in the 1960s, and crosses the Nile in the south of the
DW> country. But only about 2 gigawatts come from it, which is only about
DW> 300 watts per Egyptian. More is needed.
 
DW> About a million square kilometres of the country consists of
DW> sun-drenched desert, ideal for solar power.
 
DW> But, oh no! They've decided to go nuclear.
 
DW> They're crazy.
 
No they're not... solar power is very expensive. When all the subsidies and
incentives are dropped solar power is 5x as expensive as nuclear power.
 
I know the greens would like it different, but the figures don't lie.
 
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