Recent MENA situationOn one hand, the analysis shows that 2050 electricity consumption in the Middle East and North Africa is likely to be around 3000TWH per year, which is comparable with what is consumed in Europe today. There will be an increasing demand for sea desalination. On the other hand, with the great potential for solar and wind energy in MENA regions, the huge deserts will offer enormous solar power sources. The area receives in six hours as much energy from the sun as humankind consumes in one year. Those resources will allow the local MENA countries to generate renewable energy and by this supply their growing energy demand which makes economic sense to utilize in country and export the balance to Europe. It will supply enough electric energy and offers the option of desalination of seawater-from their waste heat-at a reasonable price. This would contribute to cover the increasing water demand too in MENA [2,4,5]. This paper aims to describe the scenario of the partnership between Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EUMENA)
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