US EditionEd Miliband Rejects £24bn Plan to Bring Power From Morocco to UK
- On Thursday, the UK government decided to cancel a £25 billion initiative to import renewable electricity generated in Morocco via a 4,000-kilometer subsea cable.
- The decision followed concerns about high delivery and security risks and a strategic focus on developing domestic renewable and nuclear energy projects.
- The Morocco-UK Power Project, led by British company Xlinks, aimed to supply electricity to seven million homes, covering about 8% of UK demand, at lower costs than new nuclear plants.
- Xlinks chairman Dave Lewis expressed significant disappointment at the government's decision to cancel the project but affirmed that the company remains committed to advancing it, highlighting its low geopolitical risk and reliance on established technology.
- The UK will instead prioritize homegrown power sources, aiming for full renewable energy by 2030 and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035, supported by over £30 billion pledged for nuclear energy.
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Morocco: United Kingdom withdraws from renewable energy project
The country's Department of Energy Security stated in a press release that it would no longer support the $33 billion project due to a "high level of inherent risk, related to both delivery and security ."
UK backs away from renewable energy project to transport energy underwater from Morocco
The United Kingdom is stepping back from funding a project to transmit power generated by North Africa’s winds and sun via underwater cables and is pivoting instead to projects seen as less risky.
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winddaily.comUK ditches mega green energy supply project from Morocco
The UK government on Thursday announced that it was abandoning a mega-project intended to bring solar and wind energy from Morocco for use by domestic consumers. Electricity was intended to be brought some 4,000 kilometres (2,485 miles) from north Africa via undersea cables to supply seven million UK households. But a ministerial statement said: "The government has concluded the project does not clearly align strategically with the government's …
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