The contractors will deliver new or upgraded power lines to areas including Caithness, Fort Augustus and Beauly, creating more than 600 jobs.
SHE power line framework
- Amec Group
- Babcock
- Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions,
- Morgan Sindall/Vinci Energies
SHE Transmission Transmission director David Gardner said the contracts, along with some of the industry’s global experts will help deliver the infrastructure that is needed to support the connection of renewables, as well as providing a boost to the local communities where the company operates.
“These awards follow on from our announcement in March 2013 where we placed contracts for the value of £600m to facilitate the delivery of new electricity substations in the north of Scotland,” Gardner added.
SHE Transmission, which is part of Perth-based SSE, is investing at least £1.5bn in upgrading and reinforcing the transmission network, but has said that figure could increase by a further £4bn if required.
More than 2,600MW of renewable energy have been connected to date in the SHE Transmission licensed area.