Japan's Shimizu plans to build solar power plant on the Moon

Japenese architectural and engineering corporation Shimizu has plans to turn the Moon into a huge solar power plant, the media have reported.

They would lay a belt of solar panels dubbed "Luna Ring" on a surface area of 81,600 square kilometers on the Moon. All the works would be carried out by robots that would be supervised by people.

Once completed, the power plant would be capable of continuously sending 13,000 terawatts of power to Earth by way of lasers or microwave transmission.