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SSEN Transmission has marked the official groundbreaking of its Lewis Hub project, celebrating a significant step towards delivering the Western Isles’ first direct electricity transmission connection to mainland Great Britain. The event brought together project partners, elected representativ

BAM UK & Ireland has been appointed as construction partner on Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3), a nationally significant electricity infrastructure project that will help transform how renewable energy is transported across the UK.

SSE has formally opened its new office in Glasgow’s Aurora building, creating a new space for roughly 640 colleagues from across the group. Spanning across four floors at the Aurora building at Glasgow’s 120 Bothwell Street, the new office was officially opened by cabinet secretary for e

A site just over 4km north-east of Brechin has been identified as the preferred location for SSEN Transmission's proposed new ‘Muir of Pert’ 275kV substation. Following extensive consultation with local communities and stakeholders across Angus and Aberdeenshire earlier this year, the de

SSEN Transmission has marked a major milestone in the development of its Netherton Hub near Peterhead, with the handover of the newly formed platforms for its new 400kV and 132kV substations and Spittal to Peterhead High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter station. Representatives from SSEN Tran

Perth and Kinross Council has granted planning permission in principle for infrastructure associated with a new underground electricity transmission cable between Kinardochy and Errochty substations in Perthshire. The Kinardochy to Errochty Underground Cable project will involve two 132kV undergroun

The UK energy regulator, Ofgem, has been given proposals by SSEN Transmission to advance three clean power projects in Perthshire and the Highlands.

Revised plans have been unveiled by SSEN Transmission for the replacement of the Black Bridge, near Beauly.  The new proposal would cut disruption for local communities while aiding the delivery of electricity infrastructure for the Highlands.

SSEN Transmission has made progress in the delivery of its Spittal to Peterhead subsea cable link project, as the main construction compounds at the northern and southern ends of the route have now reached a fully established and operational status.

A site earmarked by Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association (LSHA) for future development could benefit from key early-stage infrastructure under new proposals from SSEN Transmission. The two organisations have worked together to identify a new location for temporary workforce accommodation in the K

SSEN Transmission’s delivery of the Beauly 132kV reinforcement project has reached a milestone, with the energisation of new infrastructure at the existing Beauly Substation having been carried out. 

Five vacant flats in Portree are set to be refurbished and brought back into use through a partnership between SSEN Transmission and Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association (LSHA).

Springfield Properties has signed its first main works agreement under its build-to-lease housing partnership with SSEN Transmission in the North of Scotland. The furnished and serviced homes will accommodate workers involved in the energy infrastructure provider’s upgrade projects.

A veteran Scottish planning consultant has formally resigned his membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) after branding the body's defence of accepting sponsorship money from energy giant SSEN "absolutely insulting." Ian Kelly, a member of the institute for more than 50 years, first r

SSEN Transmission is launching a new fund to support large-scale strategic projects aiming to enhance skills and employability and address fuel poverty within the north of Scotland.