Abstract
The Xlinks project — announced in 2019 with the founding of the project company — involves building a renewable energy production site in Morocco that would couple wind, solar and battery capacities and deploying a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) unidirectional connector to the UK. At approximately 4,000 kilometers, this would be the world’s longest undersea power cable. The £22 billion ($28 billion) project would cover approximately 8% of the UK’s electricity demand. While the project originates from the UK and is aimed at serving its domestic market, one might wonder what Morocco stands to gain from it?