National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)

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Awarded the southern converter station contract; co-developer of EGL3

BAM UK & Ireland will build the southern converter station for Eastern Green Link 3, a 2-gigawatt electricity link planned between Peterhead in Aberdeenshire and Walpole in Norfolk. National Grid awarded the contract on 9 November; BAM already holds the early works deal for the northern converter station near Peterhead.

Updated 2 days ago

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Holds consent; preparing for construction

National Grid won development consent on 30 October for Sea Link, a 2-gigawatt cable running about 138 kilometres under the sea between Suffolk and Kent. Construction is due to start in early 2027 and finish by 2031.

Updated Nov 2

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Co-developer of EGL1

The first of 14 transformers for Eastern Green Link 1 has come off GE Vernova's production line in Staffordshire and been loaded for transport. The 196-kilometre subsea cable will carry 2 gigawatts of Scottish wind power to northern England, enough for about two million homes.

Updated Oct 25

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Delivering the Bramford to Twinstead project, with cable work under way in Dedham Vale

Ofgem approved £642.1 million for a major electricity grid upgrade between Suffolk and Essex on 19 October 2026, cutting £60.6 million from National Grid's £702.7 million request. The Bramford to Twinstead project adds 18 km of overhead line and 11 km of underground cable to the 400 kV network in East Anglia, plus a new substation at Twinstead Green and upgrades at Bramford.

Updated Oct 20