The way we power our lives is changing. As the UK moves away from fossil fuels and increases clean energy generation, we’ll need significant new infrastructure in order to connect this renewable energy from where it’s generated to where it’s needed.
On this page you can find information about all of our current projects, including details of consultation events so that you can have your say on how this should happen. If a project is taking place in your local area, you’re welcome to come along, find out more and tell us what you think.
Our projects
Chesterfield to Willington
A proposal for a new overhead line to connect at a new 400 kV substation at Chesterfield in Derbyshire and the existing Willington substation in South Derbyshire.
Eastern Green Links 3 and 4
A proposal for two new primarily offshore high voltage electricity links and associated onshore infrastructure between Scotland and England.
Sea Link
A proposal for a new planned high voltage undersea electricity link between Suffolk and Kent.
Yorkshire Green
Construction has begun on the project which will upgrade existing infrastructure in North Yorkshire and build a new 10km electricity overhead line along with a short section of underground cables, sealing end compounds and two new substations.
Bramford to Twinstead
We need to build a network reinforcement between Bramford Substation in Suffolk and Twinstead Tee in Essex.
Norwich to Tilbury
A proposal to reinforce the high voltage power network in East Anglia between the existing substations at Norwich Main in Norfolk, Bramford in Suffolk, and Tilbury in Essex.
Brinsworth to High Marnham
A proposal to upgrade the existing 275kV overhead lines to 400kV and the development of three new substations to help carry more green power from the North of England to the Midlands.
Grimsby to Walpole
A proposal to build a new high voltage overhead line in Lincolnshire, including building new pylons and new substations.
North Humber to High Marnham
A proposal to build a new high voltage electricity transmission line between Creyke Beck in the East Riding of Yorkshire and High Marnham in Nottinghamshire.
Grain to Tilbury
A proposal involving the replacement of the existing 1960s Thames Cable Tunnel beneath the Thames between Tilbury and Gravesend.
Eastern Green Link 1
EGL1 is a two gigawatt (GW) high voltage direct current (HVDC) electrical superhighway to be built between the Torness area in East Lothian, Scotland and Hawthorn Pit in County Durham, England.
Eastern Green Link 2
EGL2 is a 2GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) electrical ‘superhighway’ cable link beginning construction between Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and Drax in North Yorkshire, England.
How we’re working with local communities
We’re committed to engaging communities as we develop our proposals and do this in a number of ways:
We work with local communities and stakeholders to understand what’s important to them and endeavour to deliver initiatives that support those priorities – from developing skills opportunities to supporting local community projects through our Community Grant Programme.
We work with relevant authorities as we develop our engagement plans, to ensure they’re tailored to, and meet the needs of, the local communities.
We conduct ongoing engagement and undertake consultation exercises. For this we use different methods of communication to ensure we’re hearing a wide range of views across these communities, which hugely supports with the development of our projects.
Do you have a question about local communities?
Read our frequently asked questions
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