Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4) has secured £3bn in major contracts for its 640km electricity transmission link between Scotland and England.
The contracts cover the high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) converter stations and the subsea and underground electricity cables. Siemens Energy will deliver the converter stations in Fife and Norfolk, while Italian subsea cable manufacturer Prysmian will provide the cable system, including 530km of subsea cable and over 116km of underground cable.
EGL4, a joint venture between SP Energy Networks and National Grid Electricity Transmission, will transmit up to 2GW of electricity. The converter station in Fife will change alternating current into direct current, the most efficient way for high-voltage electricity to travel across large distances. Once converted, the electricity will travel 640km before being converted back again at the station in Norfolk to join the onshore transmission network.
According to the National Grid, EGL4 is scheduled to enter...