About the Project
The Eastern HVDC Link project is a proposal to install a sub-sea high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable from Sandford Bay, at Peterhead, to Drax in England.
There is currently a large amount of forecasted generation that will require connection to the electricity network in the coming years and as such we are proposing several upgrades to the transmission network across the north of Scotland to facilitate this. The Eastern HVDC Link will play a key role in helping achieve our Net-Zero targets.
Along with the installation of the sub-sea cable, we will also be required to construct a converter station as part of the project. It is our current proposal to seek permission to place this converter station in Peterhead, adjacent to the existing power station, 275kV substation and recently consented 400kV substation.
Each year the electricity system operator (National Grid ESO) assesses all proposed network reinforcements across Great Britain and provides a recommendation on whether these proposals should proceed. This is called the Networks Options Assessment (NOA). The Eastern HVDC Link Project has been subject to “Proceed” signals from the Network Options Assessment in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 reports and as such we will now be proceeding with entering the formal planning and consultation phases of the project.
