Network refurbishment worth $53 M completed
SP Energy Networks has announced the completion of a major network refurbishment project in East Lothian and the Borders.
SP Energy Networks
UK, Scotland: SP Energy Networks has announced the completion of a major network refurbishment project in East Lothian and the Borders.
The project is to improve the resilience of the electricity supply and drive the area towards a greener future.
The $53 M (£45 M) project covers a distance of over 64 km (40 mi) between Cockenzie in East Lothian and the village of Eccles in the Scottish Borders and forms part of a wider $2.4 B (£2 B) investment plan to futureproof the transmission network across Central and Southern Scotland over five years.
The 400 kV route, known as the ‘ZA overhead line‘, was first erected in the mid-1960s and plays a substantial role in supplying renewable energy to 150,000 customers across the region.
Investment in the line now helps to further increase network resilience and ensures that it continues to play an important role in years to come to support the uptake of green technologies, like electric vehicles and heat pumps.
“This project forms part of our extensive investment programme and highlights the unique role we play in connecting renewable generation. Our transmission system is a key enabler for ensuring the security of supplies throughout the energy transition, so maintaining its resilience of that is critical. This refurbishment is a significant milestone, which will help increase network capacity for many homes and businesses across the county and it further underlines our commitment to investing in and enhancing our infrastructure to help meet Net Zero emissions targets,” said Pearse Murray, SP Transmission Director at SP Energy Networks.
Source: SP Energy Networks
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