If the surrounding communities are in need of power, they’re likely to get it cheaper as a result of the UK building there. Hopefully they require a split of t

If the surrounding communities are in need of power, they’re likely to get it cheaper as a result of the UK building there. Hopefully they require a split of the power as part of the building conditions. If the desert supplied energy to the whole continent, it would free up other resources (eg gas) to power other countries. It’s a little different to your river analogy.