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Grid upgrades · Netherton / Longside / Peterhead, Aberdeenshire

Netherton / Longside EGL3 HVDC Converter

Consented

A separate converter at Netherton Hub is proposed for the 2 GW EGL3 link to West Norfolk. It is distinct from the Spittal–Peterhead converter on the same hub site and from EGL2’s converter at Boddam. The hub has entered civil construction, while EGL3’s marine licence and detailed delivery stages remain separate.

Sources reviewed 2026-10-08 · SSEN Transmission

Project facts

StatusConsented
Developer / operatorSSEN Transmission
RegionNetherton / Longside / Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
CountryScotland
Published ratingNot published
Rating definitionComponent of a parent transmission project; no additional link capacity counted
Connection / routeEastern Green Link 3
Delivery targetNot verified in this profile
Voltage525 kV
Associated parent-link transfer rating (not additional capacity)2,000 MW

Permission in principle covers the hub development. Current site construction concerns shared civil works and platforms; detailed converter equipment approvals and energisation are separate stages.

What this link contributes

This asset provides a route for electricity to move between networks or strengthens the network carrying that electricity. Its capacity cannot be added to wind, solar or power-station capacity as though it were another generator.

Eastern Green Link 3

Converter stations, cable manufacture, offshore installation, landfall works and grid energisation can progress at different times. The status above describes the documented project stage rather than assuming all work packages are complete.

Project location

This is a component of its parent project. Dashed circles show an approximate area only; the exact component position is not verified.

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Markers identify sites, published points or labelled connection areas. Markers are not site boundaries or entrances. EGL2’s additional outlines and route layers are explicitly identified in the developer’s map data.

Sources and review date

  1. Developer project information
    Reviewed 2026-10-08

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