A British company plans to build what would be the world’s longest power link bringing extra supplies to Britain from renewable sources in Morocco, Bloomberg has reported.
According to the same source that “Xlinks on Sunday laid out plans to build the 16 billion-pound ($21.9 billion) sub-sea project that will cover a distance of 3,800 kilometers (2,360 miles). It will take power from 10.5 gigawatts of large-scale solar and wind farms in Morocco, and unlike the U.K.’s other interconnectors, would only supply Britain.”
Tesco’s former CEO Dave Lewis and ACWA Power chief Paddy Padmanathan are part of the leadership team, said Bloombirg adding that the link could supply 7 million British homes according to Xlinks.
“Such links are seen as vital to access power from countries with different resources and the U.K. plans to triple its interconnector capacity by 2030.” Bloomberg pointed out.
Xlinks had previously announced that this cable will consist of four tubes carrying electricity, and that the first tube is expected to be completed in 2027, while the second tube will be completed in 2029.
The British company Xlinks had previously held talks with Moroccan government officials, with the aim of obtaining a license to establish a complex for the production of electrical energy in Morocco, based on green sources, such as the sun and wind, with a capacity of 10.5 gigawatts.
