Ofgem Rejects Initial Proposal for Transmission Links in Scotland

Planned wind farms on the islands fail to win subsidies in recent government auction / Ofgem would welcome revised proposals from SSEN including providing greater certainty on the future of the windfarms that underpin the need for links / Ofgem’s priority is to help deliver the most effective and fastest route to a net zero emissions economy at the lowest cost to consumers

Ofgem is unable to approve a proposal by Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) to build a 600MW subsea electricity transmission link from Shetland to mainland Scotland. For Shetland, the cable would connect planned windfarm projects on Shetland with mainland Scotland allowing them to export electricity to the rest of Great Britain. In March 2019 Ofgem said it was minded to approve the... ... More: Official Press Release Ofgem

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