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The company has its origins in two public sector electricity supply authorities. Scottish Hydroelectric, founded as the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board in 1943, was established to design, construct and manage hydroelectricity projects in the Highlands of Scotland, and took over a further generation and distribution responsibilities when the UK's electricity industry was nationalized in ...
The Caithness–Moray Link is a 160 km (100-mile) HVDC submarine power cable beneath the Moray Firth in Scotland, linking Spittal in Caithness and Blackhillock in Moray. Constructed by Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks, it is capable of transmitting up to 1,200 MW of power. [2]
At the same year, Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission filed planning application and started public consultations. [3] Originally, the cable was planned to run from Shetland to 320 km (200 miles) to Portgordon on the Scottish mainland, [3] [4] [5] and then on to Blackhillock substation, near Keith, Moray via 25 km (16-mile) underground cable.
Thousands of homes are still without power days after Storm Éowyn caused destruction across Scotland. Scottish Power Energy Networks, which supplies central and southern Scotland, said 3,000 ...
The Western Isles HVDC connection is a proposed 1.8GW HVDC submarine power cable to connect the Isle of Lewis to the Scottish mainland. [1] [2] [3]The project promoter, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, identifies the link as "one of the key investments across GB that is required to meet 2030 offshore wind targets, [and] marks a major step forward in unlocking the renewable energy ...
Interconnectors allow the trade of electricity between countries with excess renewable generation and those with high demand. Interconnectors play a key part in balancing variable renewable generation , for example the North Sea Link allows the UK to export excess power to Norway during windy periods to conserve Norwegian hydro stocks and ...
The supply of electricity was by high voltage cables. In 1958 there were 170 miles of transmission line operating at 275 kV and 841 miles at 132 kV. [1] They connected 20 power stations and 44 transforming stations. There were connections to the North of Scotland grid system and to England via the 275 kV Clyde’s Mill to Carlisle line. [1]
It is developed by Scottish Power Transmission plc (SPT) and National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (National Grid) [3] with a budget of £1.294 billion. [1] In December 2022, the connection received approval from the UK energy regulator Ofgem. [2] [5] As of July 2024, construction was expected to run from 2025 to 2029. [6]