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Importing energy from Sahara comes with serious geopolitical issues. Do you really want to commit to peacekeeping in a huge area of Africa? Keep in mind that oi
by im3w1l 6y ago
Importing energy from Sahara comes with serious geopolitical issues. Do you really want to commit to peacekeeping in a huge area of Africa? Keep in mind that oil can be stockpiled much more easily than electricity, stockpiles that let you weather small storms. Importing electricity means being on top of every hint of a blip.
- eloff 6y agoThere are many countries in North Africa of varying levels of stability and many locations for potential underwater transmission lines. If Israel can build natural gas pipelines to Italy, I think we can handle a subsea electrical cable. You don't want all your eggs in one basket, but this seems like a poor excuse for having zero eggs at all.