17.4 C
New York
May 17, 2025
Africa Business Energy Energy industry Environment Morocco news Solar power UK news Wind power

‘We’ve lost a year’: political turmoil delays UK-Sahara energy link

‘We’ve lost a year’: political turmoil delays UK-Sahara energy link

Exclusive: Dave Lewis, chair of the startup hoping to provide 8% of Britain’s energy, talks about net zero frustrations

An £18bn project to connect Britain with a huge wind and solar farm in the Sahara through an undersea cable has been delayed by at least a year because of political ructions in Westminster.

The energy startup Xlinks hopes to provide 8% of Britain’s energy supplies through a 3,800km (2,360-mile) cable linking Morocco with the UK, powering 7m homes by 2030.

Continue reading…

Related posts

Murder of Black community activist, 72, in Brazil prompts calls for action

TheWorldsNews

Biden reverses Trump withdrawal of US army trainers from Somalia

TheWorldsNews

African penguins could be extinct by 2035, campaigners say

TheWorldsNews

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This