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£1.35 Billion Boost for UK’s Renewable Energy Future

5/9/2025

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The UK’s National Wealth Fund has successfully obtained £1.35 billion to revamp the energy grid, spotlighting the Eastern Green Link project by ScottishPower. This transformative initiative aims to boost renewable energy flow from Scotland to England, generate jobs, and drive decarbonization by 2030, featuring new substations and strengthened transmission cables across five Scottish sites.

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The UK’s National Wealth Fund has successfully obtained £1.35 billion to revamp the energy grid, spotlighting the Eastern Green Link project by ScottishPower. This transformative initiative aims to boost renewable energy flow from Scotland to England, generate jobs, and drive decarbonization by 2030, featuring new substations and strengthened transmission cables across five Scottish sites.