Siemens is to supply eight converter transformers for the Nemo Link project, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system connecting Belgium and Great Britain. The customer is Nemo Link, a joint venture between National Grid Nemo Link Limited, a subsidiary company of the UK's National Grid Plc, and the Belgian Elia Group. The HVDC link will deliver a transmission capacity of 1,000 megawatts (MW) – enough to power 500,000 households. Commercial operation of the link is scheduled to commence in 2019.