The fluid leak, which occurred lately in the submarine cable connecting Morocco and Spain, was repaired on Friday by Morocco’s National Office of Electricity (ONEE) and Red Eléctrica de España (REE). The leak was detected on July 30 in the reserve cable number 4 of the Moroccan-Spanish connection. Fluid filled cables have proven to be reliable provided fluid pressure and metallic sheath integrity are maintained. The Spain-Morocco interconnection includes two 400 kV lines, commissioned in 1997 and 2006, consisting of seven cables: three for each circuit, plus one for reserve. All the seven cables run from Tarifa terminal station at the Spanish end to Fardioua terminal station at the Moroccan end.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 04, 2020 23:48 UTC