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Subsea project to bring renewable power from Scotland to England awarded £1.8bn
(www.theguardian.com)
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The UK is under pressure to deliver a power grid overhaul as it prepares to double its demand for electricity by 2040 as part of a plan to cut the use of gas and other fossil fuels.
The Guardian revealed last month that Britain would need to roll out more than 100km of electric cabling every day until 2040 if the government hoped to power the UK towards its climate goals.
The International Energy Agency has forecast that 600,000km of electric lines will need to be either added or upgraded across the UK by the end of the next decade to meet its climate targets, amid a global race to secure supplies of high voltage cabling and other electrical infrastructure components.
The contract to supply two HVDC converter stations, one at each end of the cable, has been awarded to GE Vernova and Mytilineos.
The next government will need to balance the strong local opposition to new grid infrastructure across rural areas of the UK against the climate and economic benefits of the work.
He added: “These contract announcements are big wins for the supply chain and another important milestone as we build the new network infrastructure to help the UK meet its net zero and energy security ambitions.”
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