An electrical power line between Britain and France is due to start transferring power on Monday which is due to last until December, according to the French grid operator RTE.
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The 204-kilometre line has a capacity of 1000 MW and is the second cross-channel interconnector between the two nations, after the HVDC Cross-Channel line launched in 1986.
The line runs from Tourbe in France to a site just outside Portsmouth on the south coast of England before a 2-kilometre cable connects to a substation in Warsash, Hampshire.
In a statement on its website, RTE said: “With the testing of a new asset, issues may be identified, and the plan may be modified accordingly."
It was initially scheduled to launch in Q3 of this year but was pushed back slightly.
The line will still be subject to EU regulation despite the UK's imminent withdrawal from the bloc owing to the line technically being a French project.
Under EU law, the revenue made from the project must be invested to ensure availability and increased interconnected speeds.
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