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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Marie Sharp, local democracy reporter

£1.6bn Scots offshore power project hit by delay as planning application withdrawn

The Eastern Link project aims to create a connection between Torness (power station shown above) and County Durham

A SUBSTATION at the centre of a £1.6 billion project to create an underwater “super highway” to bring offshore energy into the UK network has been hit with a delay after plans had to be withdrawn.

SP Energy wants to create new facilities in East Lothian as part of the project which will create an Eastern Link, which the energy giant says will make the North Sea a “hidden powerhouse” of Europe.

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