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Shetland HVDC Connection
Shetland HVDC Connection in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Shetland HVDC Connection is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
From the Wikipedia article
Shetland HVDC Connection is a high-voltage direct current submarine power cable connecting Shetland to the British mainland.
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Background
History
The project was proposed in 2007. At the same year, Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission filed planning application and started public consultations. and then on to Blackhillock substation, near Keith, Moray via 25 km underground cable. In 2019, Ofgem announced that it was minded to authorise construction, subject to the Viking windfarm winning a CfD contract in the government auction held in September 2019. Viking Energy was unsuccessful in this auction, putting the future of the interconnector in doubt. SSEN submitted a revised proposal in January 2020. Ofgem carried out a final consultation on this revised proposal, and concluded in April 2020 that it would grant conditional approval for…
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- Coordinates
- 59.3643, -2.0572
Sources
- wikidata: Q7495663 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shetland HVDC Connection (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shetland HVDC Connection?
- Shetland HVDC Connection is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- What is Shetland HVDC Connection?
- Shetland HVDC Connection in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Shetland HVDC Connection?
- Its coordinates are 59.3643°, -2.0572°.
- Who owns Shetland HVDC Connection?
- Shetland HVDC Connection is owned by | partners =.