National Grid selects Sumitomo Electric as preferred subsea cable supplier for Sea Link

National Grid named Sumitomo Electric Industries as preferred bidder to supply and install the 138km HVDC subsea cable for the Sea Link project between Kent and Suffolk. The cable will be manufactured at Sumitomo's new factory in Nigg, Scotland, representing a £350 million investment creating around 150 jobs.

“The selection of Sumitomo Electric as preferred bidder, and the use of UK-based manufacturing at the Port of Nigg, marks the first time in around 20 years that HVDC transmission cable has been manufactured in the UK.”nationalgrid.com

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• nationalgrid.comNational Grid selects Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. as preferred subsea cable supplier for Sea Link project | National GridJul 16, 2025

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