Work begins in Lincolnshire on world's longest subsea power cable

2bn, 475-mile Viking Link cable will share renewable energy between UK and Denmark

Construction work has begun in Lincolnshire on the world's longest subsea power cable, which will run between Britain and Denmark to share renewable energy between the two countries.

The 475-mile (765km) cable is a joint-venture between National Grid in the UK and Denmark's Energinet. By 2023, the high-voltage, direct-current link will transmit the equivalent of enough electricity to power 1.5m British homes between Bicker Fen in Lincolnshire and the South Jutland region in Denmark.