With partner companies from over 16 countries, Dii is turning the idea of “renewable energy from the deserts” into reality. The initiative focuses on creating an industrial-scale market for renewable energies from the desert regions of North Africa and the Middle East and connecting them to the European power markets. This includes among others bringing favorable regulatory and investment conditions for wind, solar, transmission and desalination technologies.
Since its foundation in 2009, the Dii has grown to become a highly valued network of the private sector, offering an implementation-oriented platform for all relevant stakeholders, including political representatives, scientists, members of civil society and major industrial actors. The long term transition towards renewable energy in the whole region shall and, from what several developments show already, will be economically, ecologically and socially beneficial for all.
