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DELAYED +3yr (Apr 2026): GridLink’s website still shows commercial operations in 2030, but prerequisites are slipping: 2024 regulatory approvals and 2026 FID/start of construction are not achieved and CRE continues to reassess UK–France capacity. Third‑party planning documents already describe GridLink as likely operating between 2030 and 2032. With FID delayed to about 2028 and allowing four years for construction and commissioning, late 2032 is a more realistic COD than 2030. --- GridLink Interconnector Limited plans for the 1.4 GW HVDC interconnector between Kingsnorth in the UK and Dunkerque in France to start full commercial operations in 2030, marking the project’s completion and the beginning of regular power flows between the two national grids. This Commercial Operations Date follows the development, permitting and construction phases outlined in the project’s expected timeline.