Project of common interest:

2.7
Electricity interconnection
North-South electricity interconnections in Western Europe

PCI 2.7 - Electricity line

COUNTRIES INVOLVED Existing power grid
Fra
nc e (F
R)
Spain (E
S)

PROJECT PROMOTERS
RTE-Rsea ud e T rans portd '
'
Ele c t
ric it

(F
R),
REE-Red Elc t
ric ad e EspaaS. A. ( E S)
F
RANCE

BASIC TECHNICAL DATA

Ca pac it
y: 2000MW (t
bc)
Voltage : 320-500kV(
tbc)
Le ngth: 360km

LOCATION SP AI
N
Cubne za
is-Ga
tic a
Source: PLATTS, GISCO, European Commission

COMMISSIONING DATE
2025 Definition
2. 7-F r
anc e Spa in int
erc onne c t
ion be t
we e n Aq uita
ine (
FR)a
nd t
he Ba
sq ue
c ount
r y(ES)[c ur
re nt
ly known a s"Bis cay Gulf"pr oje c t
]

Type of technology employed

Offs
hor e and onshore DCtransm is
sion c a
ble a
nd 2Ons
hor
e DCs
usbs
tat
ions

Implementation status
P la
nne d butnotye tin pe r
m it
ting

Financial assistance under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)

2014
St ud ie sforane wAt la ntic e le c t
ric a
lint er c onne c t ion be t
we e n Spa in a nd F r
anc e
Ma x im um a m ountof E Ufina nc ia lassist a nc e :EUR3, 250,000
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E
ne r
gy
LAST UPDATE
June 2016 Note: The project location as depicted on the map is indicative only.
The final location will be determined once the permit granting procedure
has been completed.