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Work begins on creation of £4.3bn subsea electricity link between Scotland and England

Reading time 1 min     Christian Fernsby ▼ | September 27, 2024
Work is underway on the creation of a £4.3 billion subsea electricity link between Scotland and England.
Eastern Green Link 2 project
The UK   Breaking ground in Peterhead
A milestone in the step towards decarbonising national energy infrastructure, representatives from SSEN Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), who will deliver the project as a joint venture, took the first ceremonial spadefuls of earth marking the start of main construction, at events held in Peterhead in Aberdeenshire and Drax in North Yorkshire.

At 500km+ in length, the project includes what will be the longest HVDC subsea cable in the UK (436km) and is the UK’s single largest electricity transmission project ever, providing enough green electricity to power around two million homes.

The project will support hundreds of skilled jobs during the construction phase and thousands more across the wider economy, including through supply chain activity.

EGL2 is expected to be fully energised and operational in 2029.


 

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