en.Wedoany.com Reported - Fugro Frontier, commissioned by a UK National Grid joint venture, will conduct a maintenance geophysical survey on the IFA 2000 high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector cable, which has been operating in the North Sea for 40 years. The cable has a total capacity of 2 GW and a total length of approximately 70 km, including a 45 km submarine section, extending from nearshore south of Dover to the French border waters.

Fugro Frontier's survey operations will utilize a geophysical survey system, multibeam echo sounder, and towed side-scan sonar to achieve full coverage of the dedicated survey lines, acquiring seabed topography and side-scan sonar data along the route. The survey vessel "Fugro Frontier," measuring 54 meters in length, is scheduled to operate between May 16 and 20, with the actual window subject to adjustment based on weather conditions and construction progress.

There are currently three operational electricity interconnector cables between France and the UK, with a total capacity of 4 GW: the IFA 2000 commissioned in 1986, the 1 GW IFA2 commissioned in January 2021, and the 1 GW ElecLink commissioned in May 2022. In February 2025, the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) and the UK's independent energy regulator Ofgem agreed to continue exploring the development potential of a new interconnector project between the two countries with an additional capacity of approximately 1 GW.

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