Isle of Man to England Interconnector

The Isle of Man to England Interconnector is a submarine power cable connecting the transmission system of the Manx Utilities Authority to that of Great Britain.

[2][a] It was laid in 1999 between Bispham, Blackpool, England, and Douglas Head on the Isle of Man, commencing commercial operations in November 2000.

It is capable of continuous operation of 40 MW at 90 kV (although other sources say 65 MW at 132 kV AC[3][4]) The cable was manufactured in two parts: one section at the former BICC works in Erith and the other at Pirelli Cables in Southampton.

The cable is owned by e-llan Communications, which is part of Manx Utilities.

[3] On the 20th anniversary in 2020 of its commissioning a total of 1.5 TWh of power has been exported to the UK grid which contributed £47 million to the revenue of the Isle of Man.