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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
If it's to Northern Ireland that makes sense to me.
Because Norway has water problems doesn't mean the UK necessarily has water problems as well. I'm sure that more pumping and storage capacity can be built, it's just that the private sector has less incentive to develop more capacity when it can just by gas on the global market and pass on the costs to the consumer.
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I read "IC Irl" as being from Ireland. It may still be, but the link is from NI to Scotland.
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Moyle Interconnector - This is a link between South Ayrshire in Scotland and County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It consists of two monopolar ±250 kV DC cables with a transmission capacity of 250 MW each.
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Pumped storage needs 2 reservoirs.
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Pumped Storage Hydroelectric - Pumped storage incorporates two reservoirs. At times of low demand, generally at night, electricity is used to pump water from the lower to the upper basin. This water is then released to create power at a time when demand, and therefore price, is high. There are currently 4 pumped storage stations in the UK.
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At the moment, Pumped Hydro: 0GW, Hydro 0.09GW. Not exactly even a small contribution.