Project news

Beauly-Denny

Scottish Ministers announced on 6 January 2010 that they have granted Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Ltd ("SHETL), a subsidiary of SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc), consent, with associated conditions, to install a 400,000 volt overhead electricity transmission line to replace an existing 132,000 volt overhead transmission line between Beauly, near Inverness, and Wharry Burn, near Stirling. The existing line will be dismantled. More details are on the Scottish and Southern Energy website

Dundee, Greendykes Road - Towers and power line removal

We have invested over £6.5 million in a project to upgrade part of the 132kV electricity network in Dundee. The first two phases of the project involved the installation and commissioning of new underground cables and are now complete. The final phase of work will start on 29 June 2009 and will involve the removal of the power line which runs from the Scott Fyffe roundabout at the top of Greendykes Road to the south side of the railway line adjacent to Broughty Ferry Road. The project is expected to be complete by 20 August 2009. More information about the final stage of the project can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions.

Kintyre-Hunterston

We have published a consultation paper for a new transmission line to connect renewable energy on the Scottish Kintyre peninsula to the existing mainland transmission network at Hunterston in Ayrshire.

Shetland

We have submitted submitted planning applications for the converter stations associated with the proposed subsea transmission link between the Shetlands Isles and mainland Scotland.

Western Isles

We have submitted a planning applications for a new transmission line to connect renewable energy on Western Isles to the existing mainland transmission network at Beauly in Scotland.