Project facts
| Status | Under construction |
|---|---|
| Developer / operator | SSEN Transmission / National Grid |
| Region | Aberdeenshire / North Yorkshire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Published rating | 2,000 MW |
| Rating definition | Transfer capacity |
| Connection / route | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire ↔ Drax, North Yorkshire |
| Delivery target | 2029 (developer target; subject to change) |
| Voltage | 525 kV |
| Total route length | 505 km |
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.
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire ↔ Drax, North Yorkshire
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.
Milestones
- 2024 · Construction began following final Ofgem approval
- 2029 · Developer target for operation
Project location
Official EGL2 map layers show Wren Hall’s converter-site boundary, the published onshore cable corridor and landfall works. The offshore cable line is explicitly generalised by the developer; it is not a surveyed as-built cable trace. The separate Peterhead/Boddam converter is also marked using its mapped construction-site centre.
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- Peterhead / Boddam EGL2 converter — mapped site centre Mapped site / infrastructure feature Open larger map Location source Coordinate source 57.47964, -1.80834 · WGS84
- Wren Hall converter site — published boundary centre Developer-published location Open larger map Location source Coordinate source 53.73669, -0.98627 · WGS84
- Sandford Bay landfall — published generalised route endpoint Developer-published location Open larger map Location source Coordinate source 57.48359, -1.79700 · WGS84
- Fraisthorpe landfall — published generalised route endpoint Developer-published location Open larger map Location source Coordinate source 54.05295, -0.20561 · WGS84
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
- EGL2 route and infrastructure
Reviewed 2026-10-08 - EGL2 construction progress
Reviewed 2026-10-08
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