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A £400 million project to upgrade the existing electricity infrastructure in the West Highlands is needed, according to Ofgem.

Plans costing around £400 million to replace the Fort Augustus to Skye electricity transmission line have taken a major step forward.

Delivering a Subsea Superhighway of Electricity Transmission Written by AZoCleantechMay 13 2021 SSEN Transmission welcomes today’s publication of Ofgem’s consultation on the assessment of plans submitted by all three GB onshore electricity Transmission Owners (TOs) for the strategic and timely development of the first two of a series of planned subsea electricity transmission HVDC links connecting Scotland and England along the east coast. HVDC converter station. Image Credit: SSEN Transmi...

Ofgem has launched a consultation on the initial proposals for the first two HVDC links for the UK’s east coast. The links would deliver an underwater energy super-highway that could see the North Sea become the hidden power house of Europe, it said. Ofgem has stated there is a clear benefit to consumers to progressing with plans for the links, recognising the crucial role they play in supporting the growth of renewables and reaching the UK’s climate change targets. The multi-billion-pound ...