£7.4bn supply chain hunt starts for electricity network upgrade

SSEN Transmission looking for firms to help with huge raft of infrastructure work

BAM wins ASTI contract

BAM UK & Ireland has won its first contract under the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) framework for a substation in Aberdeenshire, delivered under a JV with Siemens Energy, for SSEN Transmission.

Onshore and offshore works underway on 203km Spittal to Peterhead HVDC link

SSEN Transmission has moved into onshore and nearshore works on its Spittal to Peterhead subsea electricity link, a high‑voltage direct current (HVDC) project intended to carry renewable power from Caithness to Aberdeenshire. The post Onshore and offshore works underway on 203km Spittal to Peterhead HVDC link appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

SSEN awards £1.75bn contracts to supply and install cables for pair of major subsea links

SSEN Transmission has awarded €2bn (£1.75bn) worth of contracts to cable manufacturer NKT to supply and install 525kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables for two major subsea links in the north of Scotland. The post SSEN awards £1.75bn contracts to supply and install cables for pair of major subsea links appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Hitachi wins contracts for supply of HVDC converter stations for two Scotland subsea cable links

SSEN Transmission has awarded major contracts to Hitachi Energy to supply high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations for two planned subsea cable links in the north of Scotland. The post Hitachi wins contracts for supply of HVDC converter stations for two Scotland subsea cable links appeared first on New Civil Engineer.