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Cable firm has towering ambition for Port of Tyne

[ May 14, 2025   //   ]

LS Eco Advanced Cables (LSEAC) has launched a five-week public consultation on a proposed factory to build high-voltage undersea cables at the Port of Tyne.

The plant would be  built on land within the Port of Tyne (South side, Tyne Dock) and would include a manufacturing space, testing facilities and offices, all situated around a 202 metre tall tower where the cables would be stretched and sheathed before use.

While plans are at an early stage and still being finalised, total investment is expected to be approximately £923 million.

The facility would lead to 500 direct jobs and a thousand more across the wider supply chain, including high-skilled engineering roles. The North East Combined Authority, the port and LSEAC will work with schools, colleges and universities to provide training and re-training.

Port of Tyne chief executive, Matt Beeton said:  “The proposed cable manufacturing facility is a huge generational employment opportunity for people in the North East and complements the region’s already impressive advanced manufacturing sector. It demonstrates the ability of the region to attract significant international investors to support the clean energy transition, with the Port of Tyne at its heart.”

LSEAC director, Sangdon Lee, commented: “At a time when the UK is moving ever-more-quickly to decarbonising its energy supply, now more than ever there is a huge need for the infrastructure underpinning that transition.

“We’re delighted as a joint venture to be proposing this facility for a sub-sea cable development – but we must make it sure it works for the local community. That’s why we deeply value the input of everyone in the area to this consultation and encourage people to share their views and shape the future of this project.”

North East Mayor, Kim McGuinness, predicted that the factory would be “a new industrial icon – a symbol of our ambition on a global scale to compare with the Swan Hunter cranes that once overlooked the Tyne. This is a hugely exciting project for the region.”

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