£18bn project to link UK to huge wind and solar farm in Sahara delayed by a year
by Alex Lawson Energy correspondent from on (#66FYC)
Exclusive: Dave Lewis, chair of startup hoping to provide 8% of Britain's energy, tells how political turmoil has delayed undersea cable project
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 electricity supplies through a 3,800km (2,360-mile) cable linking Morocco with the UK, powering 7m homes by 2030.
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