BRUSSELS
A power line, which doubles the existing electricity interconnection capacity between France and Spain, has been completed, the European Commission announced on Friday.
The Santa Llogaia – Baixas power line doubles the existing electricity interconnection capacity between France and Spain from 1400 megawatts to 2800 megawatts, and will facilitate connecting the power system of the Iberian Peninsula to other European energy markets.
The project has received €255 million ($289 million) in EU support under the European Energy Programme for Recovery.
Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic said in a statement on Friday: "By connecting our Member States and energy markets, we will be stronger together. We will be less dependent, more competitive, and we will manage the transition to a low-carbon economy. "
In October 2014, the European Council called on all EU member states to achieve interconnection of at least 10 percent of their installed electricity production capacity by 2020.
Each EU member state should have electricity cables in place, which allow at least 10 percent of the electricity that is produced by their power plants to be transported across its borders to its neighboring countries, according to the European Commission.
