Despite being one of the world's oil giants, Saudi Arabia is trying to become a leader in renewable energy. An increasing domestic demand is threatening the oil giant's top spot as the lead exporting country of oil. The country hopes to meet a domestic demand for energy expected to double in a decade with something other than oil. Here lies the motivation for the turn to solar energy. If the country can follow through on its admittedly ambitious plan to meet their countries electricity demand with the sun, it can keep more oil available for trade worldwide.
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