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give a befitiing Dp of size 620*400 for the article. SHow underwATER seacable in it The UK government has formally withdrawn support for the £24 billion (USD 33 billion) Morocco-UK Power Project, a landmark renewable energy venture that aimed to deliver solar and wind electricity from North Africa to Britain via a 3,800 km subsea cable. British firm Xlinks, the lead developer of the project, had been awaiting a decision from the government for nearly two years on a proposed 25-year Contract for Difference (CfD). This deal would have guaranteed a fixed price for the electricity supplied from Morocco. However, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) confirmed that the government has decided not to support the project. Massive Project Aimed to Power 7 Million Homes The Morocco-UK Power Project was set to supply 3.6 GW of firm, baseload electricity - about 8 percent of the UK’s power needs - from 10.5 GW of combined solar and wind capacity in Morocco’s Guelmim Oued Noun reg

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