Our proposals
This page presents our updated proposals for EGL 5 as part of our Stage 2 consultation. Our Stage 2 consultation is now closed. It ran from Friday 29 May until Friday 24 July 2026.
The key offshore and onshore elements of our proposals on which we are consulting in England are:
- up to 423 km of subsea high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables in English waters
- landfall siting at Anderby Creek on the Lincolnshire coastline
- a transition joint bay connecting the marine and onshore HVDC underground cables at landfall in Anderby Creek
- up to 8 km of new underground HVDC cable, from the landfall point at Anderby Creek to the converter station
- a new converter station, north-east of Bilsby, East Lindsey
- up to 1 km of new underground high voltage alternating current (HVAC) cable. This will be between the new converter station and the proposed Lincolnshire Connection Substation B (LCS-B) being consented and consulted on as part of National Grid’s Grimsby to Walpole Project. As this substation is included in the DCO application for the Grimsby to Walpole project it is not being consulted on as part of the EGL 5 proposals.
In addition, we are also seeking feedback on additional temporary access to land during construction. This includes two options for a temporary haul road.
To view our onshore proposals in more detail you can access our head to our interactive map via the link below.
Subsea cables
EGL 5’s subsea cables will run from Scotland and make landfall at Anderby Creek on the Lincolnshire coastline. 423 km of the cables would be in English waters and would be buried along the length of the route.
These cables are high voltage direct current (HVDC). These are used to transport large amount of power over large distances.
If you would like to learn more about how the EGL 5 marine cable route has been developed, you can explore our interactive Story Map here. The Story Map takes users through the evolution of the project over the past three years - from initial route proposal, through to marine surveys and early engineering and installation design work taking place in 2026.
Anderby Creek landfall
We have identified an area for landfall situated to the north of Anderby Creek, in the parish of Huttoft. This area is considered most suitable due to its mainly rural setting, it’s few statutory designated environmental sites, and narrower beach and dunes.
The onshore underground cables and offshore cables would meet to the north of Anderby Creek on the Lincolnshire coastline. The cables would be connected at a buried transition joint bay located on land above the mean high water springs level.
A transition joint bay is a permanent underground chamber. It is constructed of reinforced concrete that houses the onshore and offshore cable joints and a fibre chamber/link pit.
Underground cables
The onshore underground cable would run from landfall at Anderby Creek, for up to 8 km to a new EGL 5 converter station sited north-east of Bilsby. From the EGL 5 converter station, there would be an additional 1 km of cable to connect into the electricity network.
EGL 5 converter station
The EGL 5 converter station would convert electricity from HVDC to high voltage alternating current (HVAC), to be distributed to homes and businesses.
Following Stage 1 consultation, we are now proposing to locate the converter station to the north-east of Bilsby.
This site is located adjacent to the area that has been proposed for the LCS-B substation (part of National Grid's Grimsby to Walpole Project), which EGL 5 would connect into. You can read more about Grimsby to Walpole on the project website.
