Ofgem has agreed that three projects submitted in its interconnector ‘application window’, which closed on 31 October, are eligible for the ‘cap and floor’ regime. The regime provides a guaranteed return for the project from electricity consumers’ bills, but caps potential profits.

The three projects are: GridLink Interconnector, which will connect to France at Dunkirk and England at Kingsnorth in Kent; NorthConnect, which will join Peterhead in Scotland with Sima in Norway; and NeuConnect, the first interconnector between GB and Germany, where it will connect at Conneforde.  NeuConnect is being developed by a consortium of Frontier Power, Meridiam and Greenage.

All three projects are planned to enter operation in October 2022. GridLink would be rated at 500MW and NorthConnect at 1400MW.

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