In the 1910s, engineers proposed cutting a canal from the Mediterranean into Egypt's Qattara Depression to flood a below-sea-level desert basin and generate endless hydropower

In the 1910s, engineers proposed cutting a canal from the Mediterranean into Egypt's Qattara Depression to flood a below-sea-level desert…

Explore the proposed canal project to flood Egypt's Qattara Depression for hydropower generation, its historical context, challenges, and new energy solutions.

In 1912, engineers saw a hidden power source beneath Egypt’s desert. More than a century later, the plan is now abandoned