Other Permit Awarded

regulatory

GridLink Interconnector

Approximately December 2028

View SourcePublished: 1 Jan 2021

Event Details

Event Type:Other Permit Awarded

Category:regulatory

Date:Approximately December 2028

Date Precision:approximate

Event Signals

Positive

Project advancing - milestone achieved

High Impact

Major milestone or critical setback

Regulatory Details

Permit Type:Building permit in France for onshore facilities

Description

DELAYED +3yr (Apr 2026): GridLink’s timeline shows the French building permit in 2026 after environmental authorisations in 2023. However CRE rejected GridLink’s investment request in Jan 2022 and only reopened the question of new UK–France capacity via a consultation in Mar 2024, with no project yet selected or new investment decision. With this regulatory uncertainty and the roughly two‑year slip in cross‑border approvals, a 2026 building permit looks optimistic, so I move it to late 2028. --- According to the project timeline, GridLink expects the building permit for its French onshore converter station and related infrastructure to be granted in 2026 as a prerequisite to starting construction.