Antalya, on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, is famous for its sun and beaches. The beaches bring tourists by the bus and planeload to the city, but now Antalya also wants to capitalize on the sun part of its appeal, by becoming Turkey's first "solar city."
Although Turkey could be one of the world's leading solar energy producers, the country lags behind many other countries in terms of its solar capacity, in large part due to government regulations that critics charge discourage the use of solar. But with minimal government assistance, the city of Antalya is embarking on what seems like a very ambitious program to encourage the large-scale use of solar in the city. Reuters has the full story here.
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