Cross-border links

Interconnectors

Subsea links exchange electricity with Ireland and continental Europe, importing or exporting as markets and system needs change.

Interconnectors · installed / connected capacity10.84 GW

Nameplate capacity of eleven UK links in DUKES 5.11. The map and live feeds show the ten connected to Great Britain; North–South is wholly on the island of Ireland.

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Net energy · 24h—

Estimated from half-hourly readings

Mean output · 24h—

Average transmission output

Peak output · 24h—

Highest half-hourly reading

Individual link flows

Each interconnector

Positive values are imports into Great Britain; negative values are exports.

10 Elexon feeds

FranceElecLinkINTELEC

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FranceIFAINTFR

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FranceIFA2INTIFA2

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NetherlandsBritNedINTNED

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BelgiumNemo LinkINTNEM

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NorwayNorth Sea LinkINTNSL

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DenmarkViking LinkINTVKL

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IrelandEast–WestINTEW

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Northern IrelandMoyleINTIRL

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IrelandGreenlinkINTGRNL

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Live power flow

Net interconnector flow

The signed sum of the individual Elexon interconnector feeds. Positive is import; negative is export.

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30-day average

Typical hourly output

Average MW

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Combining the latest 30 days of half-hourly readings.

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Location map

Selected operating sites

Dots show the largest or most representative projects in the published dataset.

10mapped locations

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Historic daily comparison

Last seven days

Net daily energy imported or exported across the interconnectors.

Net daily interconnector energy; negative values represent net exports. Today is accumulated so far.

Individual locations

Largest and selected sites

Installed power capacity and location from the latest official list.

10 shown

SiteTypeRegionPower

IFAFranceSouth East2,000 MW

ElecLinkFranceSouth East1,000 MW

IFA2FranceSouth East1,000 MW

BritNedNetherlandsSouth East1,000 MW

Nemo LinkBelgiumSouth East1,000 MW

NSLNorwayNorth East1,400 MW

Viking LinkDenmarkEast Midlands1,400 MW

East–WestIrelandWales500 MW

MoyleNorthern IrelandScotland500 MW

GreenlinkIrelandWales500 MW

Capacity & sitesDESNZ DUKES 5.11

Snapshot dateEnd-May 2026

Live & historyElexon FUELINST / FUELHH