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The Daily Express reported online yesterday that the new cable built by and between the UK and Norway has started operating. Does any poster know what percentage of UK electricity demand it is estimated to provide?
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The capacity of the interconnector is stated to be 1400 megawatts although initially it will only run at half capacity.
Current demand according to Gridwatch is 31.34 Gigawatts which would be 31,400 megawatts.
So around 4.5% once its full capacity is in use.
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I read it can work both ways.
For example Norway has been suffering from lower than normal rainfall so they face a risk of reduced hydro output and may need to import power. Although we have issues at the present, if things change at this end, for example with more wind, we might have the capability to export.
It seems a sensible arrangement.
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Norway has made a success of wind power. They have very little.
Denmark has lots of windmills and sells their surplus, when there are strong winds, cheaply to Norway who pump water uphill into reservoirs.
When the wind is not blowing in Denmark Norway sells their Premium priced Hydro power to Denmark.
Norway still has oodles of oil & gas and are developing new fields especially off the coast of the North of Norway - Equinor (Norwegian Government are main owner) & ConocoPhillips (USA)
Bulk is for export - Norway to Teesside pipeline (Site of what was ICI oil refinery 50 years ago) about 14% IIRC of UK gas demand.
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There are more Interconnectors being built, there's one from Denmark (1.4gw) and another from France (1gw?) I believe proposed.
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New Undersea Power Cable - Bromptonaut
