Massive Morocco-UK Submarine Cable Project to Create 10,000 Jobs, Says Xlinks

According to the British company Xlinks in charge of the construction, the project to build the submarine cable between Morocco and the United Kingdom should create 10,000 jobs in Morocco during construction, including 2,000 permanent jobs, reports Energy Voice. In the United Kingdom, the number of permanent jobs the project is estimated to create is 1,350 permanent jobs.

With a total cost of £16 billion ($21.9 billion), the project to build the 3,800 km submarine electric cable will connect Morocco and the United Kingdom. Xlinks will build a 10.5 GW power plant (7 GW for solar, and 3.5 GW for wind) in Morocco. The latter will