Scotland Scotland

Eight kilometres of power lines to be removed from National Park after £22m investment

Reading now: 378
dailyrecord.co.uk

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Funding of more than £22million has been approved to remove almost 8km of overhead power lines from the National Park.SSEN Transmission welcomed Ofgem’s decision to approve funding to remove a total of 7.8 km of overhead line from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.The project which is part of SSEN Transmission’s VISTA (Visual Impact of Scottish Transmission Assets) scheme, will see the overhead line and 31 steel lattice towers taken away, between Killin substation and Lix Toll, replacing it with underground electricity cables.The removed infrastructure will include the most prominent section above Killin and the Falls of Dochart.The.

Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA