A proposed £2.1bn subsea electricity “superhighway” between England and Scotland has now had planning consent by all necessary authorities approved.
Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) is a proposal to connect Peterhead in Scotland with Drax’s power station in North Yorkshire with 463km of subsea cables. Planning consent for all onshore and…
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SSEN names contractors to build infrastructure for £10bn electricity transmission project
SSEN Transmission has named Balfour Beatty, Siemens-Bam JV and J. Murphy and Sons among its preferred bidders to deliver critical onshore transmission infrastructure across its £10bn electricity transmission network plan.
The programme, known as Pathway to 2030, is an interconnected set of major projects in the north of Scotland that will…
Green light expected for key infrastructure on £2.1bn electricity ‘superhighway’ between Scotland and England
North Yorkshire Council assistant director of planning on community development services Trevor Watson has recommended the council to approve a planning application from power generator Drax for a converter station and its associated infrastructure to support a planned £2.1bn electricity “superhighway”.
The council’s strategic planning committee will preside over the application…
£3.4bn undersea electricity superhighway between Scotland and north England moves forward
Ofgem has given provisional approval for two new subsea interconnectors between Scotland and north England, each with a capacity of 2GW and worth a combined £3.4bn.
The subsea links would become a green energy superhighway, taking energy from Scotland’s offshore windfarms and sending it to demand centres in England, providing enough…
Balfour Beatty lands £85M contract to provide sustainable energy to West Scotland
An £85M contract to deliver the second phase of overhead line works to the West of Scotland has been awarded to Balfour Beatty on behalf of SSEN Transmission.
This is phase two of the scheme, which will see Balfour Beatty designing, constructing and engineering a 45km 275kV double circuit overhead line…