# Prysmian awarded £750M cable contract for Eastern Green Link 1

Eastern Green Link 1, a joint venture between National Grid Electricity Transmission and SP Transmission, awarded Prysmian Group a £750 million contract to supply a 525kV HVDC subsea transmission cable for the UK's first high-capacity east coast cable project.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-01-04
- Where: Torness, East Lothian to Hawthorn Pit, County Durham, United Kingdom
- Value: $950.0M (750.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2 GW
- Products: 525kV HVDC subsea transmission cable
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Prysmian](https://endata.com/companies/968.md) (supplier)
- [National Grid Electricity Transmission](https://endata.com/companies/11337.md) (customer)
- [SP Transmission](https://endata.com/companies/11338.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [acres.engineering](https://acres.engineering/industry-news/1-8bn-of-contracts-awarded-to-deliver-the-uks-first-high-capacity-east-coast-cable-project/), 2024-01-04: "EGL1 has reached another significant milestone in the development of a new subsea electricity superhighway by awarding the Prysmian Group a £750m contract to deliver the UK’s first 525kV HVDC electricity transmission cable."

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