Bidding to start for £700m Irish sea interconnector work

Firms have been put on alert for key work packages on the planned £700m sub-sea electricity interconnector between Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Invitations to bid for work on the LirlC Interconnector project are due out shortly for key awards in November.
The project being developed by Transmission Investment will provide up to 700 MW of capacity between the Irish Single Electricity Market and the British wholesale electricity market.
Main LirIC work packagesLot A1: £353m
Two HVDC