Highlands and Islands MSP, Rhoda Grant, has today written to OFGEM about the proposed capacity, and timescale, for the Western Isles link. Mrs Grant said, ‘I understand from SSE’s proposed Business Plan for the next decade that the suggested capacity of the Western Isles Interconnector is to be 450mw. I discussed this matter with Angus Campbell, Leader of CnES, when we met last month and while the community is keen to see progress on the connection as soon as possible, concerns have been raised that the 450mw proposal will only accommodate existing projects and will allow no scope for future renewable developments. Mr Campbell advises me that in order to sufficiently accommodate existing and future wave, wind and tidal developments the capacity needs to be at least 900mw, double what is being proposed. ‘The potential for future renewable development in the …
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MSP presses OFGEM on Western Isles Interconnector