A $30 billion renewable energy project that would send clean electricity from Morocco to Germany has been delayed because the two nations are still at odds over important parts of the deal, such as the project's operational framework and government guarantees.
The project, called Sila Atlantik, intends to construct two high-voltage transmission lines that will connect Germany and Morocco, making it the longest international underwater electrical cable in the world.
It is designed to provide up to 5% of Germany's yearly power needs using renewable energy.
To power the network, project developers intend to deploy about 15 gigawatts of solar and wind power in Morocco.
The proposal is one of the most ambitious cross-border renewable energy projects ever conceived, since the two underwater cables would extend almost 4,800 kilometers beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
