National Grid, Scottish Power to Pay GBP158 Million for Delays to UK Subsea Cable Project
30 November 2021 - 09:14PM
Dow Jones News
By Jaime Llinares Taboada
National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC and Scottish Power
Transmission PLC have agreed to pay a 158 million-pound ($210.4
million) redress for delays to the Western Link subsea cable,
Britain's energy regulator Ofgem said Tuesday.
The companies are owned by National Grid PLC and Iberdrola SA,
respectively.
Ofgem said the two-year delay made it difficult for
renewable-energy generators in Scotland to export power to England
and Wales.
"Because renewable generators in Scotland were unable to
transport the energy they were generating, National Grid ESO would
have sometimes had to reduce the output from windfarm generators to
protect the electricity system. This ultimately led to higher costs
for consumers," Ofgem said.
The GBP1.2 billion Western Link project provides a subsea link
between Scotland and Wales with capacity for 2,250 megawatts of
power.
Write to Jaime Llinares Taboada at jaime.llinares@wsj.com;
@JaimeLlinaresT
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