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
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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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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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,
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
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
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
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
