Dar al-Hayat, London, March 16
The first phase of the “Beirut River Solar Snake Project” was successfully completed this week after the first solar receptors were installed above the Beirut River. Close to 4,000 receptors were installed so far, in this phase of the program. The project aims at building a solar field 6 kilometers long – all stretched above the River’s channel like a suspension bridge. Until 2020, it is expected that the river’s solar farm will provide some 10,000 households with green electricity. Pierre al-Khoury, the General Director of the Lebanese Association for Green Energy, claimed that this is just the beginning. The government is planning on building a green lung that will surround the river for recreation and for use by the general public. The idea is to raise awareness in Lebanon of green renewable energy. “If this project succeeds,” he claimed, “Lebanon will be seeing many more solar farms throughout the country.” – RaghdaHadad