Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is preparing for a period of unsettled weather across its central southern England this weekend (14 – 15 November).
A £465,000 project to upgrade the electricity distribution infrastructure in mainland Shetland is now under way to ensure a robust and resilient electricity network for years to come.
Glen Muick, in the Cairngorms National Park, has seen over 4.5km of overhead electricity lines and wooden poles replaced with underground cables by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks.
A project to replace one of the two submarine electricity distribution cables connecting Orkney to mainland Scotland is now complete, ensuring strengthened resilience of electricity supply to the islands ahead of winter.
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SSEN remains at Weather Warning status in preparation for a period of unsettled weather which could impact the electricity network in central southern England overnight on Sunday.
