Marine license granted for one of UK’s largest power projects

SSEN Transmission has secured the marine license for subsea cable infrastructure in Scottish waters for the 2 GW Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) high-voltage subsea electricity link between Scotland and England.

EGL3, a joint venture between SSEN Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), will run between Longside in Aberdeenshire and Walpole in Norfolk.

The marine license, awarded on November 11, covers the installation and operation of the project’s subsea cable infrastructure in Scottish waters, including nearshore work where the cable will meet land near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire.

This follows several years of project development, marine surveys and ecological and environmental assessment work to understand the habitats and species present along the proposed cable route.

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