Sending a crew to the EGL2 converter station or the Sandford Bay landfall? Tell us your dates, headcount and vehicle needs and we will source long-stay housing across Peterhead, Ellon and Fraserburgh.
Eastern Green Link 2 is a joint venture between SSEN Transmission and National Grid: a 2 GW, 505 km subsea HVDC cable from Peterhead in Aberdeenshire to Drax in North Yorkshire, valued at £4.3bn. The northern converter station sits near Peterhead, with the cable landfall at Sandford Bay. Construction began in 2024, and an August 2026 project update reported converter building steelwork and landfall drilling under way. Completion is targeted for 2029.
Peterhead had 19,791 residents at the 2022 census, so the practical catchment extends to Fraserburgh, about 18 miles north, Ellon, about 19 miles south, and Aberdeen, around 33 miles away. The project has already awarded more than £180,000 in local accommodation contracts. SSE and Equinor also propose a carbon capture power station on the neighbouring Peterhead Power Station site, with a peak workforce estimated at about 1,300 a day, but it is still awaiting consent and an investment decision, so treat it as pipeline rather than live demand.
We source long-stay accommodation for teams with confirmed work on EGL2 at Peterhead, matched to the converter site and landfall access rather than a generic Aberdeen search.
We assess practical locations across Peterhead, Ellon and Fraserburgh based on your actual site access, commute, crew size, parking and accommodation standards rather than a generic city search.
We can source for specialist rotations, staggered arrivals, multi-month assignments and extensions as packages move through the programme, subject to live availability.
We look for accommodation with kitchens, laundry, reliable WiFi, parking and suitable bedroom configurations for sustained assignments.
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| Accommodation type | Team of 5: est. cost/week | Team of 8: est. cost/week |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate housing / serviced apartments (multi-week booking) | £1,400–£2,000 | £2,200–£3,100 |
| Hotel rooms (standard rate, no long-stay discount) | £2,400–£3,400 | £3,600–£5,100 |
