Positive
Project advancing - milestone achieved
High Impact
Major milestone or critical setback
National Grid and Statnett announced that North Sea Link began commercial operations on 1 October 2021. The partners stated the interconnector entered commercial service starting at a maximum of 700 MW and would be gradually increased to its designed 1,400 MW over an approximately three-month commissioning period. Trading was conducted via the appointed power exchange (Nord Pool/EMCO) so that GB and Norwegian markets could exchange energy; the commercial start enabled cross‑border renewable energy trade and system‑security benefits for both countries.