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Rabat – Dave Lewis, the former Tesco boss, said that he is considering supplying Great Britain with energy from Morocco.
According to the Guardian, this initiative will transport solar and wind energy from Morocco’s Tan-Tan province to meet 8% of Britain’s electricity needs, with the potential to power 9 million homes by 2030.
The project would entail building the world’s longest subsea power cable — 4,000 kilometers in length — that would be buried deep within the trenches of the seabed between the countries. The cable would have the capacity to carry up to 8% of Great Britain’s electricity from renewable sources and cross from Tan-Tan to Devon in under a second, the Guardian reports.
Lewis, who is now the Executive Chairman at Xlinks, has invested efforts to have the project ready within the next 6 years, holding discussions with investors and energy secretaries.
The project demonstrates Morocco’s expanding role in global renewable energy and the UK’s push for energy security and sustainability.
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Morocco is working to position itself as a leading country in terms of green energy, launching renewable energy projects including solar and wind firms.
A recent report by Bloomberg indicated that the North African country aspires to double the current green power capacity in the area from 1.3 gigawatts to 2.7 gigawatts by 2027.
Morocco aims for 52% of its overall energy to come from renewable sources by 2023. This goal has been deemed “credible” given the efforts made by the country in this sector, according to a report by Global Energy Monitor.
Morocco has shown promising innovation within the realm of solar-related projects, with the Noor Ouarzazate complex being the crown jewel. The firm is the largest renewable project in Morocco, and exemplifies the potential of renewable energy throughout the country.
The North African country is working to expand its renewable energy in its southern provinces in order to meet the increasing demands in electricity across the country.
