The UK Government unveiled today that it is evaluating the advantages and viability of the Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project to determine how it might improve the UK’s energy security, in a policy paper called “Powering Up Britain- Energy Security Plan.”
To ensure energy, consumer, climate, and economic security for the nation, the government’s vision for its future described in the same document indicates how it will diversify energy generation by investing in renewables, as read on Xlinks’ official website.
The government’s paper put to light its interest in the project that shall become the longest submarine cable linking Morocco and the UK in hopes to support renewable energy.
The subsea cable project’s CEO Simon Morrish explained that the “UK’s energy security is a vital national interest.”
Yet, he further stated that it is also crucial to adhere to the government’s 2035 net zero electricity system aim and refrain from short-term decisions that could impede the switch to clean, abundant energy sources.
“This first-of-its-kind Xlinks Morocco–UK Power Project will meet up to 8% of the UK’s electricity demand with renewable energy, reducing consumer bills and adding to the security of supply in the process,” asserted the CEO.
Moorish stated that Xlinks appreciates the Government’s commitment to collaborating with it to carry out the renewable energy project.
The policy paper also discusses how Britain will continue to profit from energy imports in the future, by securing energy supplies based on a variety of supply sources and connections to reliable partners and allies like Morocco.
The Xlinks project, extending on four 3,800km long subsea cables, will help produce clean energy daily in Morocco, from the sun during the day and wind at night, with battery power to help bridge the gaps.
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