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Onshore Construction Start

construction

Isle of Man to England Interconnector

1999

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Event Details

Event Type:Onshore Construction Start

Category:construction

Date:1999

Date Precision:year

Event Signals

Positive

Project advancing - milestone achieved

Medium Impact

Significant progress or notable issue

Description

Construction of the Isle of Man to England Interconnector began in 1999, marking the start of works to install a 104 km AC submarine power cable between Bispham, Blackpool, and Douglas Head on the Isle of Man, with the conductor manufactured by BICC in Erith and Pirelli Cables in Southampton.