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Significant progress or notable issue
SP Transmission and National Grid placed the Western HVDC Link into service on 7 December 2017 at a reduced capacity (circa 900 MW) while further commissioning work at the Hunterston converter station continued. The partial energisation allowed the subsea HVDC link between Hunterston (Scotland) and Flintshire Bridge (Wales) to begin transmitting power during an extended commissioning and testing programme, while remaining works at the Hunterston onshore converter were completed.