UK Grid Seeks Emergency French Power to Secure Supplies

Bloomberg12 October 2026, 18:53 UTCUnited Kingdom

Britain’s grid operator sought emergency assistance from France on Monday evening, requesting as much as 1,200 megawatts of additional electricity through an undersea interconnector to help maintain the security of the power system.

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