Western Isles

We are in the process of preparing a new request for authorisation to invest in a new link to the Western Isles. After withdrawing our original request to Ofgem in October 2010.

Supply of electricity cable

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21 Oct 2010

A lack of financial underwriting from electricity generators meant SHETL would not be able to conclude a contract for the supply of the necessary electricity cable.

Transmission and connections

Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission owns and maintains the 132kV and 275kV electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, in some of the UK's most challenging terrain.

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