UK first for subsea electricity link

摘要

National Grid and ScottishPower Transmission have awarded a ￡1bn contract to Siemens and cable manufacturer Prysmian to build what is claimed to be the first ever subsea electricity link between Scotland and England/Wales, The major grid upgrade will increase the capacity of electricity flowing between England and Scotland by more than 2,000 MW, allowing new renewable energy projects to be developed in Scotland that could power three million homes. The announcement came shortly after industry watchdog Ofgem agreed to fast-track ScottishPower's plans for transmission network upgrades between 2013 and 2021. The full ￡2.6bn investment over this period will increase capacity from Scotland to England from 3.3 GW to close to 7 GW by 2021.