Onshore electricity transmission early competition: first project
Decision
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In November 2024 the National Energy Systems Operator (NESO) requested that a sub-component of the project WCN2 - a new double circuit between North-West England and South-West Scotland – be the first project competitively tendered through the new onshore electricity transmission early competition framework.
In December 2024, we consulted on the needs case justification for this sub-component of WCN2 and NESO’s proposed approach to identifying additional projects that could potentially form a future pipeline of onshore work to be competitively tendered.
This decision document sets out our consideration of the consultation responses, our policy decision on the needs case for WCN2 and our rationale.