Kuwait sets ambitious 10 per cent renewables goal

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Government hopes solar and wind power will free up oil supplies for export

The oil rich Gulf region is not often regarded as a clean energy hub. But that has not stopped the Kuwaiti government setting the most ambitious renewable energy targets in the region - albeit in an attempt...

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