The UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero announced on Friday the £25bn project “does not clearly align strategically with the government’s mission to build homegrown power here in the UK”. The 3,800km-long interconnector cable was to have come ashore near Bideford in North Devon, making it the world’s longest undersea power cable. “The government has concluded that it is not in the UK national interest at this time to continue further consideration of support for the Morocco-UK power project. The government has concluded the project does not clearly align strategically with the government’s mission to build homegrown power here in the UK. “Furthermore, it would address the challenge of sharp drops in UK power generation when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun isn’t shining.