Norway Green Lights U.K. Grid Link

GALWAY, IRELAND--October 16, 2014--Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--The world's longest subsea power cable is one step closer to reality, after Norway's government gave the green light for the construction of the first interconnector between Norway and the U.K.

The North Sea Network (NSN) is a joint venture between grid operators Statnett (Oslo) and National Grid plc (NYSE:NGG) (London) and will set out to create an interconnector with a capacity of up to 1,400 megawatts (MW).