France-UK electrical interconnector suspended until June 2, Channel tunnel operator says
The issue was detected in a limited area outside the tunnel in Britain, Getlink said in a statement, estimating the commercial impact of the suspension would be around 20 million euros ($22.4 million).
Operations at ElecLink, an underwater cable ensuring 1 gigawatt of electric capacity through the tunnel since 2022, had already been shut down last year after a fault was found in September.
The interconnector was brought back into service in February.
The current suspension has been implemented as a "precautionary measure" to carry out all necessary inspections and tests, Getlink said.
It had signalled a 69% year-on-year drop in quarterly revenue for ElecLink in April, owing to the five-month suspension of activity and the normalisation of energy markets.
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