Ofgem awards £2bn for offshore wind ‘electricity superhighway’

By Alex Funk2024-11-18T12:00:00

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Regulator to help pay for Eastern Green Link 1 cable to reduce reliance on foreign power

Ofgem has green-lit a £2bn funding package for a new subsea power cable to carry renewable energy from Scottish wind farms to England.

Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) is a planned 2GW high voltage direct current to be built between the Torness area in East Lothian and Hawthorn Pit in County Durham.

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