Viking Link is helping to deliver the energy transition by sharing clean energy between the UK and Denmark.
Working with Energinet, the Danish power grid operator, the completion of Viking Link electricity interconnector joins Bicker Fen substation in Lincolnshire with Revsing substation in southern Jutland, Denmark. Denmark has one of the world’s highest proportions of wind generation, so it is the perfect country to connect to, sharing clean electricity and helping the UK and EU meet 2050 net zero emission targets.
There will be huge benefits for UK consumers including cheaper, greener power and increased energy security, as the UK can call on additional power from Denmark when needed.
Initially, Viking Link will be operating at a capacity of 800MW before increasing over time to 1.4GW, powering up to 2.5 million UK homes and bringing over £500 million of cumulative savings for UK consumers over the next decade. National Grid and Energinet will be working together to bring the asset up to full capacity over the coming year.
Viking Link: the construction journey
10 years of international collaboration with Energinet and 5 years of construction; see the journey that's led to Viking Link's completion
Viking Link: the people behind the project
Watch this video about the people that made it all happen; from conception to construction to completion.
The benefits of Viking Link
2.5m
£500m
A net zero future
600,000
280,000 cars
*Based on National Grid Ventures internal forecasts and typical UK household consumption figures from Ofgem.