Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour announced that Morocco will start providing the United Kingdom with 8% of its total electrical needs from low-cost renewable energy sources.
“Morocco is today a base that many European countries, especially the United Kingdom, consider as a potential source of electricity supply,” the government official explained in an interview with “Asharq Al-Awsat” newspaper on the sidelines of a visit to London.
The Moroccan Minister of Industry stopped by the huge X-Links energy project, which links Morocco and Britain, with the participation of ACWA Power.
The project aims to provide about 8% of the electricity to the United Kingdom from Moroccan production and to provide about 7 million British homes with low-cost electricity by 2030, via four direct submarine cables extending over a distance of more than 3,800 km.
Mezzour explained that Morocco is committed to an energy mix to generate electrical needs. The aim is to produce 52% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
“Good progress has been made towards this goal. Today, the percentage is 35%,” he added.
This leading product will support the integration between the Moroccan and British industries, which amounts to an export guarantee of 4 billion pounds sterling in support of investment of any company that produces in Morocco. It includes 20% of the British contribution.
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