GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions and MYTILINEOS Energy & Metals have been awarded a £1 billion contract by National Grid Electricity Transmission and SP Transmission for the U.K.’s first high-capacity east coast subsea link.
The consortium was selected to supply and construct two HVDC converter stations for the Eastern Green Link 1 venture, which includes construction of a 525 kV, 2 GW bipole VSC and HVDC subsea transmission cable from Torness in East Lothian, Scotland, to Hawthorn Pit in County Durham, England.
GE Vernova and MYTILINEOS will additionally provide engineering works and technology for the two converter stations, which form the terminals for the HVDC cable and convert the direct current to alternating current, enabling electricity transmission into the onshore network.
“Together with our consortium partner MYTILINEOS, we are honored to have been awarded the HVDC contract for EGL1, one of the U.K’.s largest ever transmission projects,” says Philippe Piron, president and CEO of GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions.
“This critical project to the UK’s decarbonization and energy security efforts adds to a growing backlog of projects that are utilizing GE Vernova’s advanced HVDC technology.”
Under the contract, GE Vernova will supply VSC HVDC technology from its facilities in Stafford.
MYTILINEOS will be responsible for engineering, procurement and construction of civil works, balance of plant and equipment installation.
The project will enable transmission to power more than two million homes across the U.K., says the consortium. Its design phase will begin next month, with construction set for 2025.
