The project to transfer clean energy from the Moroccan desert to Britain is close to entering the critical stages, now that the design of the ship that will be used to lay submarine cables has been completed.
According to what the government disclosed in reports attached to the 2023 Finance Bill, the project is currently in the stage of finalizing the design of the ship.
This massive investment project includes the construction of a solar and wind power plant in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region, southern Morocco, which will then be imported via the upcoming world’s longest submarine cable.
Clean energy will be transmitted through four high-voltage cables with a capacity of 1.8 gigawatts, extending about 3,800 km toward Britain.
Estimations say that the cables will be operational by 2030.
The total cost of the project nears MAD 250 billion, and is expected to create about 2,000 job opportunities.
Last year, the government allocated a total area of 150,000 hectares of state property in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region for the benefit of Xlinks Morocco.
This mega project will rely on a massive 5-gigawatt battery dedicated to store the produced clean energy.
According to data from British company Xlinks, this first-of-its-kind project will generate 10.5 gigawatts of carbon-free electricity from the sun and wind to provide 3.6 gigawatts of reliable energy for more than 20 hours a day on average, enough for more than 7 million British homes.
Once completed, the project will be able to meet 8% of Britain’s electricity needs.
This project is yet another ambitious plan for Morocco’s expansive clean energy production aim, which will not only help the Kingdom meet its clean energy goals, but station it as a primary clean energy exporter to neighboring Europe.
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