18/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide a €300 million loan for the construction of the BritNed Interconnector, a new electricity transmission cable between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The BritNed cable is a 50/50 joint venture between National Grid and TenneT, the grid operators in the two countries. It will have a capacity of 1,000 MW and make a significant contribution to the security and diversity of electricity supplies in both...