Positive
Project advancing - milestone achieved
High Impact
Major milestone or critical setback
Ofgem issued a conditional decision in July 2022 approving the Final Needs Case for the Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) high-voltage direct current subsea link under its Large Onshore Transmission Investment (LOTI) mechanism, effectively greenlighting the £2.5 billion regulated project, subject to planning consents. This regulatory approval, for a 2GW HVDC connection between Torness in East Lothian and Hawthorn Pit in County Durham being developed by SP Energy Networks and National Grid Electricity Transmission, enabled the project to progress towards construction, with National Grid later reporting that onshore works were underway following Ofgem’s green light.