About EGL2
What we propose to build
We are building two new converter stations. One will be in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and one called Wren Hall will be in Drax, North Yorkshire.
The converter stations we are building will convert electricity between alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC), enabling the electricity to be in a form that can be transported by our network of underground cables and overhead lines across the UK.
The largest portion of EGL2 is our 436km subsea cable between Sandford Bay, Aberdeenshire and Fraisthorpe Sands, East Riding of Yorkshire. This will carry electricity to where it is needed and is bi-directional, meaning DC power can be sent in either direction, depending on need.
Once the subsea cable reaches landfall, we will be connecting it to the two converter stations through 69km of onshore, underground cabling, stretching the 68km to Wren Hall and 1km to Peterhead.
Our works have been broken down into three main sections which include the following:
Scottish onshore works | In Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, we are building a new onshore converter station and will install underground cabling from the converter station to landfall at Sandford Bay |
English onshore works | Onshore underground cable will be installed from landfall to our new onshore converter station being built in Drax, North Yorkshire |
Marine cable works | Subsea cabling will be installed from Sandford Bay, through Scottish and English waters to landfall at Fraisthorpe Sands, East Riding of Yorkshire |
For more information on converter stations and cables, including diagrams, maps and images, please view the public consultation materials in the Document library.
Contact us
If you have any questions about our proposals, please get in touch with our community relations team.