Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
In July 2022, National Grid ESO published its Pathway to 2030 Holistic Network Design (HND), which explicitly confirmed the need for a new 1.8 GW Western Isles HVDC link from the Western Isles to the Scottish mainland, replacing previously planned 600 MW link proposals and forming part of the wider transmission blueprint to meet UK renewable electricity targets.