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National Grid named Sumitomo Electric Industries as preferred bidder to supply and install the 138–140 km, 525 kV HVDC subsea cable for Sea Link, a 2 GW connection between Kent and Suffolk. The announcement confirmed cable manufacturing would be carried out at Sumitomo’s new Port of Nigg facility in Scotland (a ~£350m investment) and that Sumitomo would work with National Grid to finalise contract terms; Sea Link remained in planning consent process at the time.