HVDC Cross-Channel
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hvdc-cross-channel-322-12564871
title:
HVDC Cross-Channel
text:
The HVDC Cross-Channel is the 73-kilometre-long (45 mi) high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector that has operated since 1986 under the English Channel between the continental European grid at Bonningues-lès-Calais and the British electricity grid at Sellindge. The cable is also known as IFA, and should not be confused with the new IFA-2, another interconnect with France that is three times as long but only half as powerful. The current 2,000 MW link is bi-directional and the countries
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description:
Electrical interconnector between the UK and France
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVDC_Cross-Channel
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date modified:
2023-10-07T19:47:03Z
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