Electrical energy ‘superhighway’ between Scotland and England to move forward

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Electrical energy ‘superhighway’ between Scotland and England to move forward

£4.3bn subsea cable will transmit renewable electricity from Scottish windfarms to 2m homes in England

Great Britain’s energy regulator has given the green light to a £4.3bn low-carbon electricity “superhighway”, which will carry renewable power for 300 miles from north-east Scotland to the north of England.

The first phase of the Eastern Green Link subsea power cable, the longest in Great Briain, will have the capacity to transmit enough renewable electricity from Scotland’s windfarms to power 2m homes in England, according to Ofgem.

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