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BritNed is owned and operated by BritNed Development Limited , a joint venture between the Dutch transmission system operator , TenneT , and its UK counterpart , National Grid .
Stewart Whyte , BritNed ’ s Director of Operations , joins us to explain how the business supports energy security and transition , as well as reveal its latest investments . “ At its core , BritNed facilitates the transmission of electricity between the UK and the Netherlands to allow for the exchange of power ,” Stewart opens . “ We are an independent company at BritNed , owned 50 percent by National Grid and 50 percent by TenneT . On the National Grid side , we are part of a larger group of six interconnectors operated by National Grid , which collectively aims to increasingly import and export energy from zero-carbon sources .
In the early days of operation , we mainly imported from the Netherlands to the UK , but this has changed with the growth of renewable energy on both sides
▲ Stewart Whyte
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