'Renewable electricity superhighway': UK's largest electricity transmission project gets green light

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Planning consent for a new subsea electricity superhighway between Scotland and England has now been granted by all relevant authorities

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have this week announced they have been given the green light for a major new subsea electricity highway...

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