SSEN Transmission··ReleaseEnergy & Grid
Lairg and Rogart invited to shape £1.62 million community fund from new grid works
SSEN Transmission, which runs the high-voltage electricity network in the north of Scotland, is consulting people in and around Lairg and Rogart on a new South Loch Shin Local Fund, expected to be worth £1.62 million. It announced the consultation on 10 November. The fund is linked to the grid connections for the Lairg II and Chleansaid wind farms, including new substations and an overhead line, and will open in 2027.
Our readThe fund comes with the new substations and overhead line, so the communities closest to them will have money from the project to draw on from 2027.
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