Onshore Construction Start

ScottishPower Renewables commenced onshore construction works for the East Anglia THREE project in July 2022, following receipt of development consent in August 2017. The onshore campaign covers enabling works and main construction along the cable route from landfall at Bawdsey through to the new onshore HVDC converter station at Bramford in Suffolk, approximately 37 km inland. Works include duct installation along the onshore cable route, construction of the converter hall and associated buildings at the Bramford converter station site, and electrical installation and commissioning activities. The developer's project activity page reports that by early 2026, the onshore converter hall and associated buildings are complete and electrical installation and commissioning activities are underway at Bramford. The onshore construction programme forms part of the broader developer-build phase of the East Anglia THREE OFTO transmission assets, which will ultimately be transferred to an independent Offshore Transmission Owner through Ofgem's Tender Round 13 competitive process.