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Project advancing - milestone achieved
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Significant progress or notable issue
Hitachi Energy completed commissioning of the two onshore HVDC Light converter stations for the IFA2 interconnector in 2020, one at Chilling in Hampshire on the southern coast of England and the other at Tourbe in northern France. These stations, rated to transmit 1,000 MW at ±320 kV, convert AC to DC and back again for integration into the national grids, enabling efficient cross-channel electricity exchange between Britain and France.