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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Pilgrim

Rejection of £1.2bn cross-Channel energy cable project challenged at High Court

PA Wire

The Government’s rejection of plans for a £1.2 billion cross-Channel power cable project was “legally flawed” and “inexplicable”, its developer has argued at the High Court.

Development consent for Aquind’s new subsea electricity link between Portsmouth on the south coast and Normandy in France was refused by then Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng in January.

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