Scottish Enterprise, a public agency, pledged £9 million (MAD 113 million) to repurpose a former nuclear plant, Hunterston, to manufacture the high-voltage £1.4 billion (MAD 17 billion) cable for Xlink’s green power project that is set to power the UK grid with solar and wind energy from Southern Morocco.
The factory is expected to generate 900 permanent jobs.
For more information, please see https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/11/358942/scotland-repurposes-old-nuclear-plant-for-morocco-uk-marine-xlinks-project
