Positive
Project advancing - milestone achieved
Medium Impact
Significant progress or notable issue
Eastern Green Link 1 Ltd awarded Prysmian Group the cable supply contract to deliver the project’s HVDC cable system, selecting the company to manufacture and supply the UK’s first 525 kV HVDC XLPE submarine cable for the ~190 km route (requiring nearly 400 km of cable). The award formed part of a package of major supply contracts announced for EGL1 and enabled the project to progress from procurement into the design phase and towards construction.