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It's also a d.c. link.

Remember it's only 34 kilometres between the closest points. The current inter-connector is currently 70km, with the planned second connector longer at 230km (but with a reduced capacity of 1 GW)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVDC_Cross-Channel

http://www2.nationalgrid.com/About-us/European-business-deve...



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