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Britain approves 2 gigawatt undersea power cable
The 138km undersea link will carry more secure power and support rising demand, while National Grid prepares for construction planning.
- The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero approved National Grid's Sea Link project yesterday, granting a development consent order for a 138km high-voltage electricity connection linking Kent and Suffolk.
- Opposition to the project centered on the Minster Marshes, where about 17,000 petition signatories claimed the development threatens a "critical ecological superhighway" home to 37 red-listed species.
- Siemens Energy will construct 100ft-tall converter stations in both counties, while Sumitomo Electric manufactures cables at its new £350 million factory in Scotland, expected to create more than 200 skilled local jobs.
- Energy minister Baroness Margaret Curran acknowledged "lasting landscape and visual harm" but concluded public benefits outweigh impacts, while wildlife campaigner Nik Mitchell expressed disappointment at the rushed decision.
- National Grid expects construction to begin in early 2027 with completion targeted for 2031; project director Adrian Pierssene stated the link will support the electricity network in England and Wales to meet growing demand.
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