Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
Ofgem published a conditional approval of the Final Needs Case (FNC) for the Eastern HVDC projects, approving the EGL1 Final Needs Case on 8 July 2022 (subject to obtaining necessary planning consents). This FNC decision recognised the national need for the Torness–Hawthorn Pit HVDC link to increase GB transmission capacity and supported progressing EGL1 through subsequent regulatory assessment and funding processes.