Huge project of Great Britain: Electricity will be cheaper by half! YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE where it will be imported from – Topky.sk

The project, the main component of which will be alternative energy sources, would cost the British Isles 18 billion pounds. The form of transportation is also included in this amount, because the energy should be moved across Europe. The British are convinced that thanks to cooperation with the African state, they will be able to obtain a sufficient amount of energy. Daily Mail informs about it. British politicians and experts are considering the installation of 12 million solar panels and 530 wind turbines, which would be deployed in the Sahara desert in Morocco. The energy would then be transmitted from there via a direct connection to the British Isles. If successful, Great Britain and Morocco would be connected by the longest network of electrical cables in the world. The Xlinks project is chaired by former Tesco chief executive Sir Dave Lewis, who says that by 2030 energy from Africa could power more than seven million British homes. In total, this would cover eight per cent of the UK’s total electricity consumption. A study by the energy company Octopus, which is also included in the project, shows that electricity bills in ordinary households would be significantly reduced. It is believed that the speed of electricity delivery would be half that of nuclear power plants. Photo Gallery (3) Source: Getty Images Xlinks has received permission to build a giant solar array and an adjacent wind farm on an area of ​​nearly 600 square kilometers in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region of Morocco. Here, sunlight penetrates the earth’s surface for 3,500 hours per year, compared to just 1,500 hours in the UK. The trade wind (air flow) increases in intensity in the afternoon and evening, which enables an almost constant supply of energy. this is why solar panels and wind turbines are being considered. Across Europe Four undersea cables would carry the power nearly 3,800 kilometers past the coasts of Morocco, Portugal, Spain and France before reaching the British coast at Alverdiscott in North Devon. There it would be connected directly to the electricity network. Several companies are bidding to build a cable network across Europe. Meanwhile, planning permission has been granted for a huge factory in Hunterston, Scotland, which will make interconnecting cables. The new plant should employ 900 workers. A second factory could be built in Teesside. Monarchy deal Xlinks would not ask for taxpayers’ money to build the solar and wind farm, but is asking the government for a deal in which public subsidies would be used to set a fixed electricity price of 54 euros per megawatt hour. In contrast, the price for energy supplied by the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant is 104 euros. A megawatt hour is roughly equivalent to the amount of electricity used by 330 households in 60 minutes. Photo gallery (3) Source: Getty Images The project is of intense interest to politicians because it is capable of supplying power 20 hours a day, especially when there is no wind in the UK. Currently, they require the authors of the project to demonstrate that there will be no energy losses during the transmission to Great Britain. Xlinks CEO Simon Morrish said the choice of a North West African site is ideal for realizing this vision and keeping it running smoothly.