I believe we can do something similar in Malta as well.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/03/alternativeenergy.renewableenergy

Environment: Solar plant yields water and crops from the desert
���· Green energy glasshouses may transform arid areas
���· Fresh water will end need to dig wells, say architects
Alok Jha, green technology correspondent
Wednesday September 3 2008
The Guardian

Vast greenhouses that use sea water for crop cultivation could be
combined with solar power plants to provide food, fresh water and
clean energy in deserts, under an ambitious proposal from a team of
architects and engineers.