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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jillian Ambrose

Labour go-ahead for march of the pylons promises to spark conflict

Wind turbines and electricity pylons.
Wind turbines and electricity pylons in Kent: five times more infrastructure will be needed by 2030 than has been built in the past three decades. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

Within weeks, work is expected to begin on a 121-mile (195-kilometre) clean energy “superhighway” designed to channel green electricity from Scotland’s rich renewable resources to the north of England.

The industry regulator Ofgem is expected to give the green light for work to begin on the first section of the multibillion-pound high-voltage cable project, Eastern Green Link (EGL), in the coming days. Ofgem’s approval for a second section is expected to follow within weeks.

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