U.K. Power Supply Turmoil Eases as Cable to France Starts Up

France has 51 interconnections with its 7 neighboring countries, according to RTE. The nation’s fleet of 56 nuclear reactors can provide steady round-the-clock power while the U.K. can offer cheap wind generation. The link will contribute to security of supply on both sides, RTE said.

January 22, 2021 Stu Turley Electrical Generation / Utilities, International News, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, UK, Wind
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The U.K. started receiving power through a new subsea cable from France, that’ll help ease supply troubles which led to record price spikes earlier this month.

The first commercial flows of electricity through the 1,000 megawatt interconnector, known as IFA2, started Friday. The U.K. government will rely on interconnectors to provide low carbon imports of power to help meet its goal of effectively eliminating emissions by 2050.

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