UPDATED plans by an energy firm to connect the Lovedean substation to the French power grid are "vague" and lacking detail according to worried villagers.
Representatives from Aquind also failed to succinctly answer questions about the scheme’s funding, backing and motives following a presentation in Denmead last Wednesday.
The firm has begun a second round of consultation in its bid to link a power station near Le Havre to the National Grid through undersea and underground cables.
They will run from the Forest Road roundabout to a converter station west of the substation but the exact route has yet to be determined, with options including tunnelling under farmland west of Soake Road or underneath Hambledon Road, Mill Road, Martin Avenue and Anmore Road.
Bosses are hopeful the privately-funded scheme will be approved by the Secretary of State in late 2020, with construction beginning the following year.
Concerns about disruption were raised during the presentation at Ashling Park Pavilion with one resident calling their previous consultation "appalling" as only 239 responses were received from a population of over 89,000.
The firm’s decision not to draw up plans for a converter station was also criticised with Councillor Caroline Brook claiming that planners have doubts.
She said: "In all five local authorities there is an awful lot of disquiet and my view is that all five feel you’re being equally vague."
Another resident said the proposals "lacked basic detail" and queried whether Aquind have the capacity to deliver, with representatives being very coy about the scheme’s cost. An exhibition will take place from 4-8pm today (Thursday) in Horndean’s Jubilee Hall. Visit www.aquindconsultation.co.uk