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Octopus Energy backs Morocco-UK solar link project

James Murray

James Murray

12 May 2022 • 2 min read

Octopus Energy backs Morocco-UK solar link project

Deal with developer Xlinks could see clean electricity from North Africa power up to seven million UK heat pumps

Octopus Energy Group has become the latest backer of the ambitious Xlinks project to build an interconnector between giant solar farms in Morocco and the UK, predicting the ambitious project could deliver...

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