Interconnector

An interconnector (also known as a DC tie in the USA[1]) is a structure which enables high voltage DC electricity to flow between electrical grids. An electrical interconnector allows electricity to flow between separate AC networks, or to link synchronous grids.[2][3] They can be formed of submarine power cables or underground power cables or overhead power lines.

The longest interconnection as of July 2022 was the 2,210 km Hami - Zhengzhou delivering 8 GW of high voltage direct current power. The longest proposed connector is the 3,800 km, 3.6 GW Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project.[4]

  1. ^ "CONNECTING THE GRID: DC TIES SERVE CRITICAL ROLE". www.nmppenergy.org. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  2. ^ Electricity interconnectors ofgem
  3. ^ LARGE-SCALE ELECTRICITY INTERCONNECTION 2016
  4. ^ "The Morocco - UK Power Project". xlinks.co. Retrieved 3 July 2022.