WITH the shift to cleaner and more sustainable energy sources becoming increasingly urgent globally, Africa is fast embracing climate-friendly energy solutions in a bid to provide electricity to the more than 600 million Africans unconnected to electricity. The quest to diversify electricity generation from the dominant hydroelectric power option, which has become more erratic lately with the ever-changing climate, has led to a surge in solar energy generation across the continent. Here are the ten largest operational solar energy power plants in Africa based on their energy generation capacity. 1. Noor I. Ouarzazate Solar Power Station, Morocco - 580MWThe plant,…