Morocco is an important option for the UK to reduce prices in the UK energy sector.
The British country has the Xlinks clean energy project to reduce energy prices in the domestic sector.
In this regard, Dave Lewis, CEO of Xlinks, said his company’s project to transfer green energy by cable from the Moroccan desert to the UK will reduce energy prices by 9.3%. .
Morocco will therefore be a key element in reducing energy costs for consumption in the United Kingdom.
The Xlinks Morocco-UK power project includes a new electricity generation facility powered entirely by solar and wind energy, combined with a battery storage facility.
Located in the Moroccan region of Guelmim Oued Noun, rich in renewable energies, it will be exclusively connected to the United Kingdom by 4,000 kilometers of HVDC submarine cables.
This first-of-its-kind project will produce 11.5 gigawatts of carbon-free electricity from sun and wind, providing 3.6 gigawatts of reliable electricity for an average of 19 hours per day, worth around $20 billion. This is enough to provide clean, affordable energy to the equivalent of more than 7 million UK homes and, once completed, the project will be able to meet 8% of Britain’s electricity needs, as explained the British company Xlinks itself.
In addition to the constant production of its solar panels and wind turbines, a 22.5GWh/5GW battery installation on site will provide sufficient storage to reliably provide a dedicated, near-constant source of clean energy for the UK every day, designed to complement the renewable energy already produced across the country.
As domestic renewable energy production declines in the UK due to low winds and short periods of sunshine, the project will exploit the advantages of Morocco’s long hours of sunshine, associated with the constancy of its convective trade winds, to provide a firm and flexible source of carbon-free electricity.
The other good news from the Xlinks clean energy project linking Morocco to the United Kingdom is the creation of around 12,000 jobs, temporary and permanent, during the establishment phase of the energy connection network and, later, during the operation phase of the energy infrastructure.
In an interview with The Times, Dave Lewis said that this project is a great opportunity for Morocco to assert itself as a key player in the renewable energy sector thanks to its role as a supplier of solar, wind and even green hydrogen energy, an area which is currently on the rise.
Morocco thus continues to position itself as a potential major economic player in the renewable energy sector. The commitment of the Moroccan state to the development of this industry is clear and the work of the government of the North African country continues to move in this direction.
According to the latest economic report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Morocco aims to reduce its carbon emissions by 45.5% by 2030 and achieve climate neutrality by 2050. To achieve this, it is committed to using renewable energies, including solar energy, wind energy, marine energy and green hydrogen.
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