Balfour Beatty will be responsible for the electrical transmission network connections to the new Bhlaraidh and Beinneun wind farms.
The scope of work includes the design and construction of a new substation, refurbishment or alterations of two existing substations, the connection to a fourth substation built by a developer, the design and installation of a new 7.5km 132kV underground cable system, and the refurbishment of 21km of 132kV overhead line. Combined, the two wind farms could power the equivalent of over 90,000 homes.
Main construction works are scheduled to start in April 2016 with the new infrastructure programmed to be delivered in the spring of 2017.
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