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The Centre Manche 2 HVDC offshore grid connection being developed by RTE, using Hitachi Energy’s 1,250 MW, ±320 kV symmetrical monopole HVDC Light system between an offshore converter platform and the onshore converter at Tourbe, is planned to be fully commissioned and enter commercial operation in line with RTE’s grid connection schedule around 2033. This commissioning will enable the transmission system to evacuate power from the 1.5 GW Centre Manche 2 (AO8) offshore wind farm to the French 400 kV network and support annual production of about 6 TWh once the wind farm becomes operational.