Appointed by BAM for the reinforced concrete structures package at the UK’s single largest electricity transmission project Eastern Green Link 2.

Cidon is delivering the service buildings package and transformer structures for the UK’s largest electricity transmission project to date. The scope includes the construction of two almost identical reinforced concrete structures at the new Converter Station.

Each building measures 42m x 21m and incorporates 3.6m-high bund walls alongside 24m-high slipformed protection shear walls enclosing the transformer cells. These structures form a critical part of the Converter Station’s infrastructure, ensuring resilience, protection, and operational reliability for this nationally significant project.

EGL2 – a joint venture between SSEN Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) – marks another milestone in the development of a new subsea electricity superhighway, following key contract awards to BAM and Hitachi Energy to build converter stations at either end of the route.

The project will deliver a 525kV HVDC subsea transmission cable linking Peterhead, Scotland, to Drax, England – making it the longest HVDC cable in the UK.  The project will be capable of transmitting 2GW of electricity, enough to power up to two million homes.

This appointment reinforces Cidon's continued role in delivering complex infrastructure solutions to support the UK’s energy future.