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LionLink
A vital step toward an integrated North Sea grid
We’re developing a first-of-its-kind electricity link to connect offshore wind between the UK and the Netherlands.
Designed together with our Dutch partners TenneT, LionLink is an electricity link that can supply around 1.8 gigawatts of clean electricity, enough to power approximately 2.5 million British homes. By connecting Dutch offshore wind to Dutch and British markets via subsea electricity cables called interconnectors, LionLink will strengthen our national energy security and support the UK’s climate and energy goals.
Latest news: March 2024
Thank you to the hundreds of residents and community stakeholders who provided feedback during our second non-statutory consultation (September 2023 – November 2023).
We received over 1,300 responses. Every comment received matters to us and has helped to further inform and refine our proposals, including alternative options for onshore infrastructure that had been identified following feedback to our 2022 consultation. Thank you for providing your feedback and registering for future project updates.
To summarise our response to the consultation, we have produced a Supplementary Non-Statutory Consultation Report.
The purpose of the report is to:
capture the feedback received from the public on the options presented, including the alternative options
provide our response to key themes that emerged in the feedback
share our cable route, landfall and converter site chosen locations and how these have been identified by taking account of feedback received.
You can request a hard copy of the report if you would prefer, and any of our previous consultation materials via the contact details at the foot of this page. We value your views and will continue to work with local communities and stakeholders to develop the proposals further.
View the documents below:
Register to attend our update webinars
Following the publication of our Consultation Report, we are hosting two public webinars. These sessions will provide you with an update on the LionLink project and the work undertaken since our 2023 consultation, as well as the opportunity to ask the project team any questions you may have.
To register to attend, please click on the most convenient time below to be taken to the sign-up page:
Register to attend webinar #1
Date: Tuesday 23 April 2024
Time: 6:00 – 7:30pm
Register to attend webinar #2
Date: Thursday 25 April 2024
Time: 6:00 – 7:30pm
Like a conventional point-to-point interconnector, LionLink will enable the cross border transmission of clean electricity via subsea cables. However, LionLink’s technology will also connect to Dutch offshore wind farms in the North Sea. This means that instead of individual wind farms connecting one by one to the shore, LionLink’s technology will enable offshore wind farms in Dutch territorial waters to connect offshore and plug into the energy systems of neighbouring countries. LionLink will be the first step in the journey to a more interconnected North Sea.
We will analyse the feedback we receive in this supplementary non-statutory consultation and our full consultation report, detailing all feedback, will be submitted with our Development Consent Order (DCO) application in 2025. We then anticipate a DCO decision in 2026. If approval is granted, we expect LionLink to be operational for 2030.
You can find out more information on what the DCO process is, and why it’s important, here.
In addition to our Feedback Summary Report featured above, you can access our full list of documentation, historical to present, via the link below:
Contact us directly
Call our Freephone information line: 0800 083 1787
Write to us at: Freepost NGV LionLink Consultation, Holborn Gate, Floor 8, 26 Southampton Buildings, LONDON WC2A 1AN
Further reading
Read the latest Community Newsletter
Spring 2024
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What are electricity Interconnectors?
Electricity interconnectors run under the sea, underground or via overhead cabling and connect the electricity systems of two countries. It allows the trading and sharing of green electricity.