Green light for UK’s 2 GW subsea connection
Ofgem has given its final approval on the costs associated with the delivery of Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), enabling construction to start on the 525 kV 2 GW subsea connection.
EGL2 gets provisional regulatory approval
Eastern Green Link 2, an >500 km subsea connection between Scotland and Yorkshire will be the longest ever built in Great Britain.
Prysmian wins $2.1 B contract for EGL2
The EGL2 is a joint venture between British power transmission network owners SSEN Transmission and the National Grid Electricity Transmission.
Eastern Green Link 2 substation enabling work underway
Enabling work has started on the proposed Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) converter station that is due to be built on a site south of Peterhead, near Boddam.
Cable supplier secured for 100 km Orkney transmission link
Plans for a new 100 km subsea electricity link between Orkney and the Scottish mainland have progressed after a high voltage cables supplier was chosen for the project.
Hitachi Energy’s longest UK HVDC link
HVDC interconnection will enable power transmission and facilitate new renewable electricity generation, owing to UK’s largest electricity transmission project.