Job Overview:
EGL1 is a two-gigawatt high voltage direct current electrical connection to be built between Torness in East Lothian, Scotland and Hawthorn Pit in County Durham.
EGL1 is designed to unlock Scotland’s renewable energy reserves by scaling up the UK’s capacity to transport clean energy from where it is generated to where it is needed.
Through its multi-directional design, it will also increase the resilience and stability of the UK’s transmission networks.
Once complete, EGL1 has the capacity to deliver enough electricity for two million homes.
GT Onshore Cable Installation Works (Scotland Based):
Underground onshore cables will be installed to connect the new substation near Branxton to the new converter station at Torness, and from the converter station to the landfall point south of Thorntonloch Beach (10km linear ducting route). Installation activities include underground cable installation, Temporary works, such as access roads, haulage roads, hardstanding and site compounds, will support the cable installation.
