SSEN Transmission is responsible for the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, investing in and maintaining the high voltage 132kV, 220kV, 275kV and 400kV electricity transmission network.
Our strategic objective is to enable the transition to a low carbon economy. We do this by building the electricity transmission network infrastructure required to connect and transport renewable electricity from the north of Scotland to areas of demand, as it delivers a network for net zero emissions.
SSEN Transmission is owned 75% by SSE plc and 25% by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’).
The West of Orkney Windfarm is being developed off the north Sutherland coast. With an expected capacity of around 2GW and first power scheduled for 2029, the project will be capable of powering the equivalent of more than two million homes while driving significant opportunities for communities and businesses throughout the Highlands and Islands.
The Highland Council serves a third of the land area of Scotland, including the most remote and sparsely populated parts of the United Kingdom. The Highlands has the 7th highest population of the 32 authorities in Scotland (235,540) while having the lowest population density at 8 persons per square kilometre. The geography of the Highlands is also diverse ranging from fertile farmland around the Black Isle and Cromarty Firth; dramatic seascapes on the west and north coasts; some of the tallest mountains in the British Isles and the largest blanket bog in Europe.
We operate over 200 schools and manage and maintain 6,770.9km of road network, 1,700km of footways, 2,180 bridges and culverts and 100 car parks.
Vattenfall is a leading European energy company, which for more than 100 years has electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernised people’s way of living through innovation and collaboration. We work to enable the fossil freedom that drives society forward. We are committed to building a future where everyone can choose fossil free ways to move, make and live. Our goal is net zero emissions in our entire value chain by 2040 at the latest. We employ approximately 20,000 people, have around 14 million customers and operate mainly in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK. Vattenfall is fully owned by the Swedish state.
At Drax we’re enabling a zero carbon, lower cost energy future, with an ambition to become carbon negative by 2030. Across our UK assets, including Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire and Cruachan Power Station in Argyll and Bute, we provide the single largest source of renewable power in the UK. We generate reliable, flexible and dispatchable power even when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine.
We’re investing £500m to expand Cruachan, to enhance grid stability and strengthen energy security. Our next chapter will ensure Drax plays a crucial role in reaching net zero and supporting jobs and industries in the region and across the UK.
