Britain’s interconnector capacity reached record levels this January, transporting 2.6TWh of power through the National Grid’s five subsea cables connected to France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Norway.
“I suspect there will be a similar scheme to triads implemented next year. The National Grid will look at responses from clients and utilities as to how they should shape and form the next scheme,” said Barry Hurst, head of sales UK and Ireland at the latest Current± Briefings webinar.
National Grid is set to integrate green technology to reduce the use of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) from the £1 billion London Power Tunnels (LPT) project.
National Grid is using satellite imagery to boost the resilience of the grid, as part of a new project that could save £22 million over the next decade.
Ofgem has confirmed the final investment package for network operators over the five years of the RIIO-ED2 period, setting total expenditure on average -11.8% below that submitted by the operators.
