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National Grid is seeking suppliers to join a £250M marine survey framework and a £45M marine consultancy framework.

The frameworks are part of National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade to improve electricity transmission infrastructure around the UK. This includes numerous subsea high voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector cables to bring offshore energy…

East Suffolk Council has objected to National Grid’s planned undersea electricity connector between Kent and Suffolk due to “unacceptable harm” caused to communities, environment and economy.

Sea Link is proposal from National Grid to reinforce the electricity network between Suffolk and Kent via a new, primarily offshore, 2GW high voltage direct…

The festive season has seen the new interconnector between Denmark and England open, albeit with an initial capacity of 800MW as opposed to the planned 1,400MW.

The Viking Link is a 760km 1.4GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line traversing the North Sea that came into operation at the lower capacity…

National Grid has brought forward its £90M plan to upgrade 82km of overhead power line between Bramley in Hampshire and Melksham in Wiltshire by a year.

The utility company is fast tracking this project in an attempt to address a bottleneck in connecting low carbon projects to the electricity network in…

The civil and digital engineering skills of early career professionals have been recognised at the NCE Graduate & Apprentice Awards 2023.

This year’s event, held at the ICE in November, was produced in partnership with the ICE and sponsored by Amey Consulting, Balfour Beatty, Binnies, GHD, Heathrow, Joseph Gallagher, Mott MacDonald and…

Procurement has started for £3.7bn worth of contracts on National Grid and Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission’s (SHET’s) Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) offshore interconnector between Scotland and England.

EGL3 will connect Peterhead in Scotland with south Lincolnshire, England with a 2GW capacity high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable, spreading renewable energy…

National Grid has handed out £1.8bn worth of contracts to build the Eastern Green Link 1 project which plans to connect England and Scotland with an electricity “superhighway”.

The Prysmian Group has been awarded a £750M contract to deliver the UK’s first 525kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) electricity transmission cable…

Energy Networks Association (ENA) has detailed an industry action plan to release enough grid capacity in the next year to decarbonise the UK’s power grid.

With 112GW of capacity already installed, the ENA’s 139GW action plan would deliver capacity to exceed the 225GW needed to move electricity generation to renewable. Detailed…

National Grid has launched frameworks worth £58.67bn to meet its high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable requirements, including a £12.77bn civils and major works framework.

The electricity and gas network company has set out procurement to meet its growing HVDC needs and enable the connection of 50GW of offshore wind by…

Wiltshire Council has granted planning permission for National Grid to replace overhead power lines with underground cables beneath the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

The landscape north of Devizes is set to be enhanced by the replacement of 4.6km of overhead power lines and 13 pylons with…