It is unclear why Spain has not yet signed-off on the long-planned memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will lay out the rules governing the importation of clean electricity from Morocco to Europe, a DII spokesman tells Recharge.

The negotiations surrounding the MOU are happening behind closed doors, and DII is not directly involved. All the other countries privy to the agreement – Germany, Morocco, France, Italy, Malta and Luxembourg – are ready to sign up, the spokesman says.

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