SSEN Transmission has reached a capability reservation settlement with Nexans for the provision of roughly 100 kilometres of 220kV excessive voltage cables, each onshore and offshore.
These cables are set to ascertain a transmission hyperlink from the Orkney Islands to the Scottish mainland at Dounreay.
The Orkney Islands are famend for his or her substantial renewable electrical energy potential, and this transmission connection to the mainland is anticipated to boost vitality safety.
Following Ofgem’s approval of SSEN Transmission’s plans for a brand new subsea electrical energy hyperlink in July, this settlement with Nexans marks a major step within the mission.
With all planning consents in place for the point-to-point connection, efforts are underway to plan the required on-island infrastructure to attach and transport Orkney’s renewable turbines to the Finstown substation, facilitating onward transmission to demand centres in northern Scotland and past.
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