About
Xlinks Germany GmbH is a project company established by UK-based renewable energy developer Xlinks to originate and lead the Sila Atlantik interconnection between Morocco and Germany. Acting as Xlinks’ German subsidiary, it has independently developed the Sila Atlantik concept following the UK government’s rejection in June 2025 of a similar Morocco–UK import scheme. The company focuses on transporting electricity generated from large-scale wind and photovoltaic plants in Morocco to Germany via a dedicated long-distance high‑voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable system.
Through Sila Atlantik, Xlinks Germany GmbH is planning an energy export corridor based on 15 gigawatts of installed Moroccan wind and solar capacity and a 4,800‑kilometre HVDC link composed of two parallel 1.8 GW subsea cables, with reports indicating potential scalability up to 15 GW. The venture is designed to deliver up to 26 terawatt‑hours of electricity annually, equivalent to roughly 5% of German power consumption, supported by battery storage to provide more than 20 hours of clean electricity per day. The cable route is planned along the Atlantic coastline, crossing Portuguese, Spanish, French, Belgian and Dutch waters before connecting into the German grid at multiple entry points.
Xlinks Germany GmbH works with German utilities E.ON and Uniper, which provide backing for the initiative, and benefits from leadership by industry veterans formerly with EnBW and Ørsted. The project has attracted attention from major energy companies, including a potential role for Octopus Energy, and has received a positive signal of support from Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy. To address supply‑chain constraints and cost, the developers are examining dedicated manufacturing capacity for high‑performance cables and considering cable production facilities in both Morocco and Germany. Investment requirements are estimated in the €30–40 billion range, with developers explicitly seeking government guarantees and long‑term offtake commitments, including prospective demand from Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s largest electricity consumer.
