ABB selected for a €270 million order for UK-France power link
Zurich, Switzerland, April 7, 2017 - ABB is awarded the HVDC converter stations for the IFA2 interconnectionABB has won an order worth approx. €270 million from the UK grid operator National Grid and Réseau de Transport d'Electricité (RTE), the French network owner and operator, to provide key HVDC (high-voltage direct current) technology that will help interconnect the electricity networks of France and the UK. ABB will participate in the interconnection project, which further integrates the UK and French electricity markets. With a capacity of 1,000 megawatts, the link will run from