Thirty million British pounds will be allocated towards a renewable energy-sourced electricity network that will serve as the world’s longest high-voltage direct current pathway in passing through the Iberian Peninsula and France on its way to the UK from Morocco.
Both the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) and UK-based Octopus Energy Group will support the Xlinks project, which is expected to be finalized by 2030 and is anticipated to comprise a full eight percent of Britain’s energy needs.
The Xlinks team—comprised of individuals from a broad range of backgrounds devoted to changing the way people think about low carbon energy transition—reported Wednesday that Morocco’s Guelmim Oued Noun region (situated between Tiznit and Saharan Laayoune) will be the source of electricity generated via solar and wind farms, safeguarded with 5 gigawatts of battery storage.
Eight percent of the recipient country’s energy needs will equate to serving seven million households, while simultaneously creating 10,000 Moroccan jobs during the construction stage.
This development will no doubt further solidify Morocco’s stature as a world leader in renewable natural resource generation and distribution, and will serve to enhance its bilateral relations with the nation whose currency is the most valuable on the planet and whose value is beating every other major currency this year.