Electrical link between Portugal and Morocco is "on the table"
Electric link between Portugal and Morocco is “on the table”, says minister.
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Electric link between Portugal and Morocco is “on the table”, says minister. Maria da Graça Carvalho added that if Spain had a stronger connection to France, "it would have taken less time to have electricity" and could have helped Portugal "even earlier". The governor also said that Portugal asked the European Commission “special attention in financing storage”, “flexibility” and “electrical network reinforcement”.
Furthermore, The minister added that Dan Jørgensen expressed willingness to defend a more ambitious European energy budget, although he recalled that this decision does not depend solely on him. The governor recalled that Portugal is only linked to Spain and, in this context, having the blackout originated in Spain, the country had to wait for the Spanish network to recover in order to receive aid through interconnection.
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Electric link between Portugal and Morocco is “on the table”, says minister.
reliability low1/3 sourcesMaria da Graça Carvalho added that if Spain had a stronger connection to France, "it would have taken less time to have electricity" and could have helped Portugal "even earlier".
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The governor also said that Portugal asked the European Commission “special attention in financing storage”, “flexibility” and “electrical network reinforcement”.
according to ECOThe minister added that Dan Jørgensen expressed willingness to defend a more ambitious European energy budget, although he recalled that this decision does not depend solely on him.
according to ECOThe possibility of an electric link between Portugal and Morocco had already been put in 2016, when the two countries launched the tender for the technical-financial feasibility study of an underwater cable interconnection.
according to Notícias ao Minuto — Economia +1The governor recalled that Portugal is only linked to Spain and, in this context, having the blackout originated in Spain, the country had to wait for the Spanish network to recover in order to receive aid through interconnection.
according to Notícias ao Minuto — Economia +1
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