{"id":7418,"date":"2026-10-29T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/uk-national-grid-to-extend-france-power-link-operation-to-2050\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:30:00","slug":"uk-national-grid-to-extend-france-power-link-operation-to-2050","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/ru\/uk-national-grid-to-extend-france-power-link-operation-to-2050\/","title":{"rendered":"UK National Grid to Extend France Power Link Operation to 2050"},"content":{"rendered":"

UK\u2019s National Grid plans to invest up to $532 million (\u00a3400 million) in extending the operation of the UK-France power interconnector until at least 2050 to preserve a vital electricity flexibility link.\u00a0<\/p>\n

National Grid \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043b<\/a> on Thursday that after 40 years of operation to date, the Interconnexion France-Angleterre (IFA), the cross-border electricity link jointly owned by National Grid and French grid operator RTE, will see its life extended at least until 2050.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The investment to extend the operations is part of National Grid\u2019s wider plans to invest at least $93 billion (\u00a370 billion) across the Group over the five years to March 2031, the UK grid operator said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The UK has nearly a dozen electricity connectors with northwest European countries, but IFA is Britain\u2019s largest subsea connection by capacity and can carry enough electricity to power about 3 million British homes annually.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since 1986, electricity has historically flowed mainly from France to Great Britain, but IFA also supports flows in the opposite direction when market conditions dictate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2022, for example, electricity exported from the UK helped France during outages across<\/a> its nuclear fleet. There is also regular exporting on the intraday market, reflecting the different demand patterns between Great Britain and France.\u00a0<\/p>\n

National Grid argues that Britain should preserve into the second half of the century the ability to access cheaper French nuclear generation when the price of wholesale power is high in Britain, helping to lower prices for British consumers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

National Grid analysis has found that its interconnectors have delivered $2.66 billion (\u00a32 billion) in net benefits to British consumers since 2023, compared with traditional gas generation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAs renewable generation grows, interconnectors can provide further opportunities to export electricity when UK supply exceeds domestic demand,\u201d National Grid said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rebecca Sedler, President of NGV UK, National Grid, commented, \u201cI\u2019m proud to announce this new investment which will extend the operation of IFA to meet the next phase of electricity demand, from AI to electric vehicles.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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