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Siemens AG and Munich Re's project to develop solar power stations in the Sahara Desert aims to win above-market prices for clean power imported into Europe, said Paul van Son, who heads the initiative.

The Desertec Industrial Initiative will work with Morocco in the next month to set out a plan that includes negotiations with the European Union to provide so-called feed-in tariffs for electricity generated using large mirrors in the desert, van Son said today in an interview in Berlin.

"We're just at the beginning of this, and we're putting together a work package with Morocco first," he said. "The difficult part is putting all the pieces together while dealing with so many different governments and structures."

Feed-in tariffs are used in most EU countries to help increase the share of electricity and heat from wind turbines, solar panels and wood pellets. Currently there are no above- market prices available for renewable energy imported into the 27-member group from North Africa, van Son said.

Desertec is part of a plan to reduce Europe's dependence on fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas for power generation. The developers plan to use curved mirrors that focus sunlight to heat liquids and turn power turbines. The 400 billion euro ($546 billion) plan must also obtain backing from European and African governments as well as investors.

The project may create as many as 2 million jobs and provide 15 percent of Europe's power demand by the middle of this century, Siemens and Munich Re have said.