The Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project is a proposal to create 11. 5 GW of renewable generation, 22. 6 GW high-voltage direct current interconnector to carry solar and wind-generated electricity from Morocco to the United Kingdom. . Morocco's state energy agency and national utility have signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) and begun construction on six Noor Atlas solar plants totaling 305 MW. The project – financed by KfW, the European Investment Bank and Bank of Africa – aims to expand renewables, support local industry. Morocco, being the largest energy importer in North Africa, is making concerted efforts to reduce its reliance on imported fossil fuels. Renewable energy is an attractive proposition as Morocco has almost complete dependence on imported energy carriers. Morocco has been hailed as.