According to a report an undersea power connection between the uk and Norway became operational on 1 October. According to the president of the uk national grid the idea is to diversify and decarbonise the uk’s electricity supply. Reportedly 96% of Norway’s energy is generated from hydropower. According to a statement, when wind generation is high in the uk and demand is low, power will be exported from the uk to Norway conserving water in Norway’s reservoirs, and when demand is high in the uk but wind generation low, power will be transported from Norway to the uk.
According to the report the new power line is the fifth interconnecting with the uk national grid, the others being Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Reportedly, Statnett, Norway’s power system operator is also involved with a connection between Norway and Germany which went online last winter. Statnett is owned by the ministry of petroleum and energy.