SSEN Transmission

SSEN Transmission and SAMS Enterprise Publish Landmark Marine Restoration Reports 

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SSEN Transmission has today published two groundbreaking reports in collaboration with SAMS Enterprise, signalling a bold stride in marine conservation and habitat restoration. The focus: protecting and restoring Scotland’s threatened seagrass meadows and native oyster reefs – two foundational species vital to coastal health and marine biodiversity. These reports outline the state of play for […]

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SSEN Transmission launches second round of Community Benefit Fund across north of Scotland 

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Communities in line for £2m more funding as part of expected £100m+ SSEN Transmission has announced the opening of the second round of its Regional Community Benefit Fund, enabling organisations across the north of Scotland to apply for a share of £2m for projects that will aid skills development, support the culture of the region,

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SSEN Transmission invites members of the public to view updated plans for new Loch Lundie substation

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Project key part in connecting proposed Coire Glas Pumped Hydro Scheme SSEN Transmission is inviting members of the public to view updated proposals for a new substation at Loch Lundie, near Invergarry, as part of a project which will connect the proposed Coire Glas Pumped Hydro Scheme to the electricity network. The Coire Glas connection

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SSEN Transmission confirms intention to submit consent application for Spittal – Loch Buidhe – Beauly 400kV overhead line project 

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SSEN Transmission, the Perth-headquartered electricity transmission network owner for the north of Scotland, has today started the process of notifying key stakeholders of its intention to submit its Section 37 overhead line consent application for the proposed Spittal – Loch Buidhe – Beauly 400kV overhead line project within the next two weeks. The project is

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A local business boost as EGL2 awards over £9m of contracts

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The Eastern Green Link 2 project – a joint venture between SSEN Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission – has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the north-east of Scotland economy having already awarded over £9m of contracts to businesses local to the project’s northern landfall site in Peterhead. The local supplier contracts have been awarded

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SSEN Transmission Submits Spittal to Peterhead Marine Cable Licence Application to Help Deliver National Clean Power Targets 

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SSEN Transmission has submitted a marine licence application to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate for the Spittal to Peterhead high voltage direct current (HVDC) project – a strategic development connecting the Banniskirk Hub in Caithness (near Spittal) and the Netherton Hub in Aberdeenshire (near Peterhead) by subsea cable – with the capacity to transmit power

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Highland Council approves critical substation replacement projects and raises no objection to Melgarve cluster overhead line 

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SSEN Transmission has welcomed the decisions of Highland Council’s South Planning Committee this week to grant consent for three replacement substations at Deanie and Culligran in Glen Strathfarrar, and at Kilmorack. The existing substations were built in the 1960s to connect the associated hydroelectric generation assets to the electricity transmission network and have long supported

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Caithness Communities to Receive Over £335,000 Through Shetland HVDC Link Local Fund  

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Communities in Caithness are to receive over £335,000 through a new community benefit fund established for SSEN Transmission’s Shetland High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Link project.   The 260km subsea link between Shetland and the mainland north of Wick was energised last year, connecting the islands to the GB electricity grid for the first time.   With

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Engagement events planned for the Beauly to Peterhead overhead line following project changes 

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Following changes made to plans for the Beauly to Peterhead 400kV overhead line project, including the removal of the proposed Coachford substation, members of the public are being invited to attend engagement events later this month in Cairnie and Keith to hear more about the changes and share feedback. In May, following extensive site surveys,

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