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Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project

Asked by Dave DooganScottish National PartyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 12 June 2025UIN 57685

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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the deliverability of the X-Links project with Morocco.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Government is considering – without commitment – the viability and merits of the Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project, a private sector-led proposal for a large-scale renewable energy project between the UK and Morocco.

As part of this consideration, we are actively assessing a range of issues including the project’s deliverability and technical viability, value for money, legal issues and the project’s alignment to wider government policy. This work continues at pace, and we will provide an update on our considerations in due course.

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