Ofgem has proposed a £3.4bn funding package and fast tracked Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), the offshore electricity interconnector cable between Scotland and England.
EGL2 is an “electricity superhighway” connecting Peterhead in Scotland with Drax in England with 525kV, 2GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable. Project promoters National Grid…
Construction of a replacement overhead transmission between the Harris grid supply point and Stornoway grid supply point is expected to start in the summer of 2024 and finish in 2026.
Consent was granted to SSEN Transmission for the project by the Scottish Government which SSEN said would bolder energy security on…
Bam-Hitachi Energy joint venture has been appointed by National Grid Energy Transmission (NGET) and SSEN Transmission to build the converter stations for the £2.1bn Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) offshore interconnector between Scotland and England.
EGL2 is an “electricity superhighway” connecting Peterhead in Scotland with Drax in England with 525kV, 2GW…
Balfour Beatty has commenced work with SSEN Transmission on the development of nine electricity transmission projects across the north of Scotland.
The work forms part of SSEN Transmission’s £10bn Pathway to 2030 network redevelopment programme. Balfour Beatty was appointed to the project in August 2023 alongside Siemens-Bam JV, Murphy and others.…
An autonomous robot is assisting with maintenance and monitoring at one of SSEN Transmission’s high-voltage direct current (HVDC) stations at Blackhillock in Keith.
The robot is called EXTRM MK4.1 and will enable more effective monitoring of aspects of the HVDC station which are inaccessible to engineers during normal operations due to…
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Transmission's new £85M substation near Alyth, east Scotland has been energised.
The substation was built by Siemens Bam joint venture, with Bam taking on the civils aspects. SSEN Transmission said the project delivered an “over 50% increase in biodiversity”. This goes over and above the…
A Paris-based cable manufacturer has been selected by SSEN Transmission to supply and install approximately 100km of high voltage (HV) cable needed for the Orkney islands to Scotland mainland transmission link.
Nexans has been appointed to supply and install the 220kV alternating current subsea and land cables that will provide a…
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…
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…
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…
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