SSEN Distribution, as part of SSE plc, are moving forward with the further development of two innovation projects after successfully securing £17.8m to help fund their ‘Beta’ phase, which means real world, large-scale trials can take place.

SSEN Transmission will begin early preparatory activities associated with its Lewis Hub project from this week.

Stornoway’s Caledonian Hotel is set to be brought back into use for the first time in more than a decade, thanks to SSEN Transmission’s Lewis Hub project.

SSEN Transmission has published commitments which detail the economic and other legacy benefits for communities in the region from its investment to upgrade the electricity grid.

SSEN Transmission has awarded one of the leading global cable manufacturers, NKT, major contracts to manufacture and install the 525kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables for two key subsea cable links.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has completed an £8.7m network upgrade which is now benefitting tens of thousands of customers who live and work in the Fleet and Aldershot areas of east Hampshire.

SSEN Transmission has today [Wednesday 17 December] agreed its biggest housing deal so far, with housebuilder the Springfield Group, marking a significant step forward in its commitment to contribute to the delivery of 1,000 new homes across the north of Scotland, in support of plans to build the new electricity transmission infrastructure that is needed to deliver on Scotland and the UK’s energy security and clean power goals.

Planning consent has been granted for the Cambushinnie 400kV substation in Perthshire – a key element of SSEN Transmission’s proposed Beauly to Denny overhead line (OHL) upgrade.