title: Spain-Morocco interconnection
text: # Spain-Morocco interconnection
  
  Spain-Morocco interconnection is a submarine power cable between Tarifa terminal in Spain and Fardioua terminal in Morocco. The purpose of the cable is to connect energy infrastructure between Europe and Africa.
  
  The Spain-Morocco interconnection includes two 400 kV lines, commissioned in 1997 and 2006 that have a combined power of 800 MW and consisting of seven cables: three for each circuit, plus one for reserve.
  
  ## Expansion
  
  The two countries are planning to extend the network building a third 400-kV link with a 700 MW capacity. The cost of the project is expected to be $169 million, shared equally between Spain and Morocco.
  
  