New Combined Electricity Project Connect Spain and France

FIGUERES, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 17: Electricity transmission pylons stand on February 17, 2015 near Figueres, Spain. France and Spain inaugurate the newly combined electrecity project on February 20 which will connect both countries after thirty years of demands by the Spanish Goverment, allowing an increase of opportunities for operations with renewable energies. This project has been funded to the amount of 225 million euros by the European Energy Program for Recovery. The new interconnection line will double its total commercial exchange capacity from 1,400 megawatts to 2,800, reaching the 6% of the current maximum demand in Spain instead of the 10% recommended by the UE. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)