A Middle East bank says:

Renewables accounted for 57 per cent of global power investment in
new generation in the period 2000-2013.

And that’s even with all the legal and financial roadblocks
thrown up by entrenched fossil fuel companies and electric utilities.
The report recommends aligning policy and finance:

To deliver a sustainable energy system for the long term, the
financial community and policymakers need to work collaboratively:
stimulating and de-risking investment, and developing innovative
structures which can support the financing of future energy.

With that collaboration, the Middle East and North Africa could
see this kind of energy deployment scenario: Continue reading →