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National Grid to extend life of UK-France power link to 2050

By Reuters News

LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Britain’s National Grid NG.L will invest up to £400 million ($531 million) to extend the life of the Interconnexion France-Angleterre (IFA) electricity link between Britain and France until at least 2050, the company said on Thursday.

  • IFA is jointly owned by National Grid and French grid operator RTE. The interconnector has marked 40 years of operation

  • The investment programme will upgrade technical equipment, buildings and facilities at the interconnector site

  • IFA is Britain's largest subsea connection by capacity and can supply enough power for about 3 million British homes a year

  • Typically the link imports power from France to Britain, but it can also send power in the other direction

  • Britain has 10 operational power links with France, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands, with net imports supplying around 9% of Britain's electricity supply last year, government data shows

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