# National Grid awards £1.8B EPC contract for Torness-Hawthorn Pit HVDC link

National Grid Electricity Transmission and SP Transmission have awarded an Engineering, Procurement & Construction contract worth £1.8 billion for a HVDC link between Torness, Scotland and Hawthorn Pit, England.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-05-17
- Where: Torness, Scotland; Hawthorn Pit, England, United Kingdom
- Value: $2.28B (1.80B GBP)
- Status: announced
- Products: HVDC link, high-voltage cable, electricity distribution apparatus
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [find-tender.service.gov.uk](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015695-2024?origin=SearchResults&p=8234), 2024-05-17: "National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC (NGET) and SP Transmission PLC (SPTN) (the 'Employers') are jointly developing a HVDC link between Torness, Scotland and Hawthorn Pit, England."

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