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SSEN starts building major new electricity substation near Peterhead
SSEN Transmission has handed over platforms for new 400kV and 132kV substations and an HVDC converter station at Netherton Hub near Peterhead, starting the main construction phase. The hub, part of a £29bn investment programme for northern Scotland, has already put £31.1m through Aberdeenshire suppliers and supports about 230 local jobs.
Our readA hub built to serve two separate subsea links at once is the clearest sign yet that SSEN is building shared infrastructure ahead of individual projects, not catching up with them afterwards.
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