Xlinks Solar Wind Tender

Scope Construction of Xlinks Solar Wind Power Project in Morocco. A piece of land with a total area of 150000 hectares has been allocated in the Guelmim-Oued Noun area for the implementation of the Xlinks Solar Wind Power Project in Morocco which will produce a total of 10.5 GW of electricity 7 GW from solar and 3.5 GW from wind.Public lands cleared for investment in 2022 the allocated space corresponds to the realization needs of the project spearheaded by Xlinks a UK company looking to address the three key challenges associated with the transition to a low carbon economy securing low-cost power from sustainable sources whilst maintaining a reliable electricity network. Along with the solar and wind firms the project also includes the construction of a 25 gigawatt-hours battery storage system and a 3800 kilometers undersea high voltage direct current HVDC transmission line. The longest subsea power transmission link in the worldAccording to the project developer the transmission line comprising four separate cables will be the longest subsea power transmission link in the world.It will cross international waters and dip into the territorial waters of European countries such as Portugal Spain and France on four occasions. Losses along the line are estimated between 10 and 12 but these are justified according to Morrish by a very low LCOE for the solar and wind power plants in Morocco.Xinks expects to bring online the first 1.8 GW cable at the beginning of 2027 and a second cable two years later.