Moyle
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Moyle links Great Britain and Northern Ireland by HVDC, two 250 MW cables, between Auchencrosh, Ayrshire and Islandmagee, Co. Antrim. The figure below is the flow this half hour from Elexon’s interconnector outturn; the capacity the register’s.
Flow and facts Northern Ireland ↔ Scotland · INTIRL
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| Rated capacity | 500 MW technical; commercially lower due to network constraints — the link’s own headline rating |
|---|---|
| Commissioned | 2001, commercial operation 2002 |
| GB end | Auchencrosh, Ayrshire |
| Far end | Islandmagee, Co. Antrim |
| Technology | HVDC, two 250 MW cables |
| Owner | Mutual Energy |
| Grid connection (TEC) | 500 MW to GB · 500 MW from GB — NESO Interconnector Register, 1 September 2026 |
On the capacity figure. 500 MW is the technical rating, and it is the figure the capacity track uses. Firm EXPORT capacity is lower: Mutual Energy raised it to 270 MW from 1 October 2021, and NESO's register notes the 500 MW is subject to operational restrictions. So an export bar filling half this track may already be at the commercial limit.
The only link to Northern Ireland, and the only one whose owner states plainly that its commercial capacity sits below its technical rating. Two 250 MW cables, so it can run at half capacity with one out.
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