The Guardian | Former Tesco boss wants to send power from Morocco to Great Britain

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Xlinks Chair, Sir Dave Lewis, has been talking to The Guardian about what inspired him to join the Board, and how the Morocco-UK Power Project could transform the way Britain thinks about energy.

He told Jillian Ambrose how the Project will bring 3.6GW of firm, flexible, clean power to Britain for 19 hours a day, supporting the UK’s 2035 emissions reduction target of 81% by 2035, whilst also helping to meet the 19% increase in demand from 2030 to 2035 as forecasted by National Energy System Operator.

Sir Dave also emphasised the supply is dispatchable, meaning it can increase or decrease supply in sub-second response times, helping to balance the grid and avoiding associated balancing costs.

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