The 1,000 MW Interconnexion France-Angleterre (IFA2) HVDC link project has entered commercial operations. The project operates a ± 320 kV DC cable system and includes an offshore section between Fareham near Portsmouth (Hampshire) in the United Kingdom and Bellengreville near Caen (Normandy) in France. The project is the result of a £700m (€773m) investment, shared between National Grid and RTE. Construction started in 2018. The two high-voltage direct current HVDC light converter stations, the submarine and land power cables were designed and manufactured by Prysmian and ABB. The line will upgrade the interconnection capacity between France and the United Kingdom (existing 2,000 MW IFA interconnection) and is expected to deliver 1.2% of Britain's electricity needs, enough to power up to 1 million households, saving 1.2 MtCO2 in its first year of operation.