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A £22.3 million project to remove 31 transmission towers from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park has been given the green light by Ofgem. The project, which is part of SSEN Transmission’s VISTA (Visual Impact of Scottish Transmission Assets) scheme, will see the remova

Four contractors have been appointed by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) for the construction of a 600MW subsea electricity transmission link from Shetland to mainland Scotland.

Ofgem has unveiled proposals for a five-year investment programme of around £25 billion to transform Britain's energy networks to deliver emissions-free green energy along with "world-class" service and reliability.  

A world-first programme using green hydrogen to heat homes could be built in Fife if proposals are approved by energy regulator Ofgem. 

Orkney Island Council’s planning application for a community wind farm project at Quanterness has been called-in by the Scottish Government at the local authority’s request.

Revised proposals by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to build a 600MW subsea electricity transmission link from Shetland to mainland Scotland have been approved by Ofgem.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission) has resubmitted its investment case for the proposed transmission link to Shetland. Energy regulator Ofgem said revised proposals were welcome when it rejected £700 million plans for the 600MW subsea electricity transm

Energy watchdog Ofgem has launched an investigation into the delivery and operation of the Western high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable. Undertaken by a joint venture between National Grid Electricity Transmission and Scottish Power Transmission, the Western HVDC is a £1.3 billion s

Energy regulator Ofgem said today it is “unable to approve” a plan by Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) to build a 600MW subsea electricity transmission link from Shetland to mainland Scotland, though it would welcome revised proposals.

Ofgem has fined two suppliers and an energy software and consultancy service £870,000 collectively after they were found to have breached competition law.

Energy regulator Ofgem has today approved a subsea electricity cable linking Shetland to the mainland but said it is minded to turn down a similar application for the Western Isles. Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) proposes to build a 600MW subsea electricity transmission link from

A Borders energy supplier with around 290,000 customers has ceased trading after the company was given a £14 million bill by the energy regulator. Spark Energy Supply is part of a gas and electricity firm which employs more than 300 staff at its Selkirk headquarters.

Charitable organisations across Britain are being urged to get their applications ready as £2.5 million of funding becomes available in the next round of the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme.

Green heat technology which could remove Scots households from fuel poverty is being stifled by restrictive planning conditions, according to industry body Scottish Renewables. Air source heat pumps, which can warm buildings using a fraction of the energy of conventional gas boilers, are subject to