SSEN’s Scottish electricity network plan milestones
SSEN announced the accomplishment of several supply chain milestones for Scottish electricity transmission network plans.
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Scotland, Perth: SSEN announced the accomplishment of several supply chain milestones for Scottish electricity transmission network plans.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has announced that several milestones related to securing a supply chain capable of delivering the Scottish government’s 2030 renewable energy and emissions targets have been accomplished.
The company has selected Hitachi Energy as ‘preferred bidder’ for Western Isles and Spittal-Peterhead HVDC Converter Systems, and NKT as ‘preferred bidder’ for Western Isles and Spittal-Peterhead HVDC Cables.
Sumitomo Electric and its offshore installation partner Van Oord Offshore Wind UK have also become a part of SSEN Transmission’s Framework of Contractors for future HVDC Cables, alongside NKT.
SSEN said the announcement marks a “critical milestone in the development of these essential projects.” The two HVDC links are part of the electricity grid upgrades that are required so that the UK and Scottish government’s 2030 renewable energy and emissions targets can be met.
Rob McDonald, managing director of SSEN Transmission, said: “Reaching preferred bidder status for the Western Isles and Spittal-Peterhead HVDC cables and converter systems is a hugely important step to support the timely delivery of these projects, particularly given global supply chain constraints in HVDC technology, and is testament to our targeted procurement strategy which prioritised securing these key components at the earliest opportunity.”
Claes Westerlind, NKT President and CEO, said: “We are very excited to be selected as the preferred bidder by SSEN Transmission for these two Scottish HVDC transmission links. This appointment is an opportunity to further strengthen the excellent collaboration that has been cultivated between the parties with the Caithness-Moray HVDC Link, and the ongoing Shetland HVDC Link”.
Yasuyuki Shibata, managing executive officer of Sumitomo Electric, said: “We look forward to continuing contract negotiations with SSEN Transmission in the coming months and working together to develop a potential future project allocation strategy.”
Source: Current News
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