Regulatory Other

Following damage to a section of cable at the UK landfall during installation, National Grid Viking Link sought an extension of the warranty coverage for that cable section to manage an increased risk of fault. Ofgem reviewed the extension during the Post‑Construction Review and concluded the additional warranty coverage costs were not recoverable from consumers because liability to the contractor was not sufficiently demonstrated; Ofgem therefore disallowed the additional coverage cost. The extension related specifically to the landfall cable section and arose from installation damage identified after commissioning.