BELGIUM, FRANCE - The Avelgem-Avelin project is essential for meeting the energy and climate challenges of today and tomorrow.

Elia has announced that together with RTE Réseau de Transport d'Electricité, they officially unveiled the reinforcement of the electricity connection between Belgium and France, which will contribute to ensuring the security of supply in both countries. The unveiling took place in the presence of the Walloon Minister of Energy, Philippe Henry and representatives from the French public authorities.

According to Elia, the Avelgem-Avelin connection is now equipped with high-temperature, low sag (HTLS) conductors, and technology that enables twice the amount of power to be carried across it (from 3 to 6 GW).

According to the company, the Avelgem-Avelin project is essential for meeting the energy and climate challenges of today and tomorrow.

Source: Elia