Consultation on proposed offshore transmission cables now open
National Grid is planning to build two primarily offshore transmission cable routes to carry clean energy from Scotland to demand centres in England.
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National Grid is planning to build two primarily offshore transmission cable routes to carry clean energy from Scotland to demand centres in England.
The offshore wind project in question will be located in the Gulf of Manfredonia in Apulia.
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