Sea Link
A nationally significant infrastructure project in Dover, East Suffolk, Kent, Suffolk, Thanet. The Secretary of State is deciding.
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Where it is in the process
- Pre-application
- Submitted
- Pre-examination
- Examination
- Recommendation
- Decision due
- Decision made
The site
The outline is the boundary the promoter published. It can include cable, pipeline or road routes as well as the main site. 7,148 hectares inside the published boundary.
What is proposed
The Sea Link Project comprises construction of a new converter station within 5km of the proposed Friston substation to be connected via High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) underground cables between the new converter station and the proposed Friston substation. The connection will continue via High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) underground cables from the new converter station to the coast and will join the new offshore HVDC cable at Suffolk Coast. The new HVDC offshore cable will be approximately 130km long and will link with Kent Coast at Pegwell Bay. The connection of the offshore HVDC will then be made with the new proposed converter station within 5km of the existing Richborough Substation and then there will be an approximate 1km HVAC connection made directly onto the overhead line.
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