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Ben Glaze

British steel for underwater cables bringing electricity to Devon from Morocco

British steel will carry electricity under the sea from Morocco to Devon to power the UK and slash carbon emissions.

Submarine cable manufacturer XLCC today signed the UK Steel Charter in Parliament, committing it to using British-made metal where possible as it creates vital wires for the £16billion scheme.

XLCC is involved in the Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project, consisting of four 2,361-mile long, “high-voltage, direct current” cables on the seabed.

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