The Telegraph highlighted Morocco’s energy export potential describing the country as a “renewable energy superpower at Europe’s doorsteps.”The daily recalls that the country – thanks to the forward-looking leadership of King Mohammed VI- managed to promote renewable sources of energy to account for 40% of its energy mix as it forges ahead to surpass 50% by 2030. Morocco’s energy minister Leila Benali, who spoke to the paper, voiced confidence in reaching that target which requires tripling renewable energy capacity from 4 gigawatts currently. “Benali and her colleagues in government hope renewables will help to transform their country’s fortunes in the same way oil did for Norwar,” the paper comments. It also pointed to the ongoing large-scale projects such as the Xlinks interconnection which plans to export clean energy from the Moroccan desert to the UK using undersea cables. Interest grew in the project after it featured for the first time in the UK’s energy security strategy, dubbed Powering Up Britain.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 05, 2023 12:02 UTC