SSEN Transmission has submitted a Section 37 consent application to Scottish Ministers for the proposed 400kV overhead line project between Beauly, near Inverness and Peterhead in Aberdeenshire. The project is a key component of the Perth-headquartered electricity transmission network owner’s ‘Pathway to 2030’ investment programme, where it expects to invest at least £22bn in the period […]
This week, we’re shining a spotlight on SSEN Transmission! In part 2 of this blog, find out more about how SSEN Transmission is upgrading the grid to deliver clean energy, jobs and community benefits. As is customary in the autumn, our politicians gathered for their annual party conferences, setting out their plans to generate the economic growth
This week, we’re handing the blog over to SSEN Transmission! To find out more about how projects like the Spittal to Beauly overhead line will deliver clean power and much more for the Highlands, read on… SSEN Transmission is responsible for the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, maintaining and investing in the
This week, engineering and infrastructure company Murphy officially opened their new ASTI Hub North office in William Smith House in Thurso. Murphy is preparing to help SSEN Transmission to deliver a series of electricity infrastructure projects across the north of Scotland, which are being taken forward under Ofgem’s Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) Framework. Known
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SSEN Transmission has confirmed that no work will take place on the A832 until January 2026 at the earliest, as it seeks solutions that will minimise the impact of the proposed roadworks. The move follows feedback from local communities in response to the company’s call for views on initial proposals affecting a 4.7km stretch
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SSEN Transmission, the electricity transmission network provider for the north of Scotland, has marked a major milestone in its commitment to early careers by welcoming a record-breaking 59 new graduates to its 2025 programme – surpassing last year’s intake of 46 and setting a new benchmark for the business. The graduates were welcomed this week
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SSEN Transmission has made a Section 37 consent application to Scottish Ministers for the proposed Spittal – Loch Buidhe – Beauly 400kV overhead line, allowing people the opportunity to provide feedback to the Scottish Government on the proposals. The project is a key part of plans to upgrade the electricity transmission network in support of
Electricity networks company SSEN Transmission is proud to announce that its Sustainability Strategy has been officially accepted by It’s Now for Nature, a global campaign mobilising businesses and financial institutions to take decisive action for a nature-positive world by 2030. This recognition places SSEN Transmission among an elite group of UK organisations – and only
Inverness Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Christianna Logan, Director of Customers and Stakeholders at SSEN Transmission, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Highland Business Awards, taking place on Friday 26 September 2025 at the Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness. Christianna is a highly respected senior business leader with over 15 years’ experience
Planning consent has been granted for the Netherton Hub – a strategic development located to the west of Peterhead, that will play a key role in transforming the electricity network in the north of Scotland, supporting national energy security and clean power targets. Today’s decision by Aberdeenshire Council’s Infrastructure Services Committee follows two years of
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