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Eastern Green Link 1 Seaham Meet the Buyer event hailed a huge success

22 July 2024

Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) welcomed more than 70 local businesses to learn about the project’s supply chain opportunities at a Meet the Buyer event.

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National Grid is undertaking further consultation on changes to its proposals for reinforcing the network between Suffolk and Kent

8 July 2024

National Grid is sharing its latest update on proposals for Sea Link, a new electricity infrastructure project between Suffolk and Kent. Sea Link is needed to carry renewable and low-carbon power from offshore wind, interconnectors, and nuclear power to where it is needed.

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Consultation extended on National Grid proposals for a new electricity substation in Rotherham

1 July 2024

National Grid has extended its consultation on plans for a new electricity substation in Rotherham, which will strengthen its network and connect clean energy to the grid - part of The Great Grid Upgrade

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Consultation extended on National Grid proposals for Derbyshire clean electricity project

1 July 2024

National Grid has extended its consultation on plans for a new clean electricity project ‘Chesterfield to Willington’, a new overhead power line between a new substation in Chesterfield and an existing substation at Willington

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Supergrid transformers travel by road and river to reach National Grid substations

20 June 2024

Supergrid transformers collectively weighing over 1,300 tonnes have been delivered to substations across National Grid’s electricity transmission network in the first half of the year, enabling connections and boosting resilience.

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National Grid colleagues on a charity bike ride

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National Grid team completes 411km Blyth to Bicker Fen charity ride

13 June 2024

A team of fourteen cyclists completed the 411km bike ride from Blyth to Bicker Fen, raising over £20,000. The cyclists travelled from North Sea Link in Blyth to Viking Link in Bicker Fen over a three-day period, traversing the North York Moors and the Lincolnshire Wolds, crossing the Tyne and the Humber rivers.

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