North Sea Link - NESO's Net Transfer Capacity

Summary

NESO has published the Net Transfer Capacity values it submits for the North Sea Link interconnector, showing the maximum import and export capacity restrictions applied by NESO in MW per hour. These values feed into the final interconnector capacity calculations alongside inputs from the connected system operator and interconnector capability.

Why it matters

This provides transparency into how NESO manages interconnector capacity restrictions, which affects cross-border electricity trading and system balancing between GB and Norway via the North Sea Link.

Key facts

• •Values submitted in MW per hourly time period
• •Final capacity may be lower than NESO values shown
• •Values only published where NESO has applied a restriction

Areas affected

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Publisher description

These are the values submitted by NESO to the interconnector capacity calculation processes which restrict the maximum GB import and export interconnector flows. The values are submitted in MW per hourly time period. >**<span style="color: rgb(176,74,42)">NOTE:</span>** Final interconnector capacity is calculated using these NESO values, values from the connected SO and the interconnector capability. Therefore, the interconnector’s final capacity value may be lower than the NESO values shown he