Overview
- The steel supports on Talacre Beach enable assembly of an underground conduit for a combined electric and fibre‑optic cable serving the Point of Ayr terminal and the New Douglas Offshore CCS Platform.
- HyNet schedules conduit installation between February and April 2026, with an offshore cable pull by vessel planned from June to August 2026.
- A cofferdam made of temporary steel sheet piles is in place to contain drilling fluids and is due for removal after the current phase completes at the end of August 2026.
- Horizontal directional drilling is being used to route the conduit beneath protected sand dunes without open trenching at the surface.
- Public measures include a Point of Ayr footpath closure and site screens, and HyNet says all temporary equipment will be cleared after works as wider onshore pipeline preparations and community drop‑in events proceed.