National Grid Electricity Cable Tunnel under the Thames
Sector: Power Generation (CCGT) • Location: United Kingdom
Source: Geomechanics.io
A 2.2km electricity cable tunnel with a 4m internal diameter beneath the River Thames in Essex for National Grid’s Grain to Tilbury project, using a 271.5-tonne Herrenknecht Mixshield TBM named Caroline. The drive passes through variable estuary ground conditions between 35m-deep launch and reception shafts. Tunnelling continues into 2026 with overall scheme completion targeted for 2029. The tunne
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Description | A 2.2km electricity cable tunnel with a 4m internal diameter beneath the River Thames in Essex for National Grid’s Grain to Tilbury project, using a 271.5-tonne Herrenknecht Mixshield TBM named Caroline. The drive passes through variable estuary ground conditions between 35m-deep launch and reception shafts. Tunnelling continues into 2026 with overall scheme completion targeted for 2029. The tunnel replaces the 1969 Thames Cable Tunnel and carries new high-voltage circuits between Grain and Tilbury substations. |
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