Green light for Eastern Green Link 2

Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) will run from Peterhead in Scotland to Drax on the east coast of England, running under the sea for most of its 500km+ length. Designed to connect the abundant wind resources of Scotland to the bulk of the UK’s population further south, the 2GW, 525kV cable will be help deliver power up to two million homes. 

The project will be delivered as a joint venture by National Grid and SSEN Transmission, forming a key pillar of the Great Grid Upgrade to prepare the electricity network for net zero. EGL2 is the UK’s single largest electricity transmission project ever and will feature the longest HVDC subsea cable in the country. Construction is set to get under way by the end of this year, with EGL2 operational by 2029. 

“Ofgem’s decision to issue its final project assessment decision is a major milestone, and testament to the hard work of our project teams within SSEN Transmission and NGET in getting us to the stage where construction can begin later this year,” EGL2 project director Ricky Saez said in a statement.