French threat to energy supply
▻http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brexit-risk-to-energy-imports-335pvbxl7
Two European Union-backed projects to export French electricity to Britain via subsea power #cables have been thrown into doubt after officials in France raised concerns about the impact of Brexit on their profitability.
The projects to build 1,000 megawatt and 1,400 megawatt interconnectors running beneath the English Channel between Normandy to Hampshire and Devon are a key plank of UK plans to ensure reliable future electricity supplies.
Once built, together they will supply Britain with the equivalent of the output of two Sizewell B nuclear power stations, enough to meet the needs of 2.5 million homes. The projects will cost more than £1 billion to build, for which they have received €13 million of EU funding. The links could also be used to export UK electricity to France.
[...] CRE, the French energy market regulator, said this month that it was launching a consultation on legal issues related to Brexit. “The approval of the IFA2 project will be the subject of a specific decision in January 2017,” CRE said.
The #IFA2 interconnector was due to enter operation by 2020.
Meanwhile, a 220km scheme, #FAB_Link, will link France with Budleigh Salterton in east Devon via the Channel island of Alderney. It is due to enter service by 2022.
▻http://www.rte-france.com/fr/projet/interconnexion-sous-marine-et-souterraine-france-angleterre
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