Solar power seeks a place in the sun

  • 13/12/2000

Power generation and transport together consume just 41 percent of total world primary energy supply, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).Meanwhile the developing regions that offer most of the "off grid" solar opportunities may be poor, but the IEA says they will account for 68 percent of a projected 57 percent increase in energy demand between 1997 and 2020.