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Inside world's largest solar power plant

  • Photographers take pictures inside the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. Oil-rich Abu Dhabi officially opened the world's largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, which cost $600 million to build and will provide electricity to 20,000 homes. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Photographers take pictures inside the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. Oil-rich Abu Dhabi officially opened the world's largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, which cost $600 million to build and will provide electricity to 20,000 homes. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • A machine cleans with water a row of parabolic shape mirrors, at the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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    A machine cleans with water a row of parabolic shape mirrors, at the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • An Emarati stands in front of rows of parabolic shaped mirrors at the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. (Photo credit: MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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    An Emarati stands in front of rows of parabolic shaped mirrors at the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. (Photo credit: MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • A machine cleans with water a row of parabolic shape mirrors, at the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. (Photo credit: MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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    A machine cleans with water a row of parabolic shape mirrors, at the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. (Photo credit: MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • Journalists visit the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Journalists visit the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
    AFP/Getty Images
  • An Emarati man stands on a balcony overlooking the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. Oil-rich Abu Dhabi officially opened the world's largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, which cost $600 million to build and will provide electricity to 20,000 homes. (Photo credit: MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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    An Emarati man stands on a balcony overlooking the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. Oil-rich Abu Dhabi officially opened the world's largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, which cost $600 million to build and will provide electricity to 20,000 homes. (Photo credit: MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • Emarati men stand on a balcony overlooking the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Emarati men stand on a balcony overlooking the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • UAE officials are seen from behind a glass door as they look from a balcony at the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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    UAE officials are seen from behind a glass door as they look from a balcony at the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • Workers walk inside the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Workers walk inside the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • A general view shows the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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    A general view shows the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
    AFP/Getty Images
  • Emaratis and foreigners look at a model of the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Emaratis and foreigners look at a model of the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Photographers take pictures inside the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. Oil-rich Abu Dhabi officially opened the world's largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, which cost $600 million to build and will provide electricity to 20,000 homes. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
A machine cleans with water a row of parabolic shape mirrors, at the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
An Emarati stands in front of rows of parabolic shaped mirrors at the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. (Photo credit: MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
A machine cleans with water a row of parabolic shape mirrors, at the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. (Photo credit: MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
Journalists visit the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
An Emarati man stands on a balcony overlooking the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. Oil-rich Abu Dhabi officially opened the world's largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, which cost $600 million to build and will provide electricity to 20,000 homes. (Photo credit: MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
Emarati men stand on a balcony overlooking the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
UAE officials are seen from behind a glass door as they look from a balcony at the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
Workers walk inside the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
A general view shows the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
Emaratis and foreigners look at a model of the Shams 1, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) plant, in al-Gharibiyah district on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on March 17, 2013 during the inauguration of the facility. (MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)

Oil-rich Abu Dhabi recently opened the world's largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, which cost $600m (Rs 3257.55 crore) to build and will provide electricity to 20,000 homes.