Scottish transmission system operator (TSO) SSEN Transmission has collected all permissions needed for a high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable link between Sinclair’s Bay in Caithness and Rattray Head near Peterhead, thanks to a marine license for the subsea electricity transmission project and a planning consent for a clean energy project that will see the construction of a new 400 kV substation and HVDC converter station in the Spittal area.

SSEN Peterhead Spittal HVDC Rattray Head John Gunn Nicol of Skene Sinclair Sons Aberdeenshire Transmission While David Inge Appointing Caithness Highland Council Illustration