France and the UK Get Interconnector

The HVDC interconnector will provide a power transmission link and increase the energy exchange between the countries.
The interconnector will be build through the Channel Tunnel to provide a power transmission link between the UK and France with a capacity of a 1000 MW.

Official Press Release Prysmian Group:

New interconnector between France and the UK

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Prysmian to realise a new interconnector between France and the UK through the Channel Tunnel / The project, awarded by ElecLink to a consortium of Prysmian and Balfour Beatty is worth approximately 219 M € in total / The HVDC interconnector will increase the energy exchange between the two countries

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a new important contract - in consortium with the leading international infrastructure group Balfour Beatty - for the realisation of a new High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) interconnector between France and the UK through the Channel Tunnel. The project is one of the European Commission’s Projects of Common Interest and was awarded by ElecLink, a wholly owned subsidiary... ... More: Official Press Release Prysmian Group