Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Limited (SHETL) development of the subsea cable will support proposed marine developments in Pentland Firth and Orkney Water as well as on and offshore wind projects but is not dependent on any specific development. The proposal retains the flexibility to accommodate generation developments as and when the need to do so arises, said the firm.
SHETL said planning consent has been granted for a new substation at Spittal and that it will submit a planning application to Moray Council to rebuild and extend the existing substation at Blackhillock. The firm will then carry out the relevant seabed survey work for the new cable.