Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
SSEN Transmission concluded and awarded a long‑term service agreement for the Caithness, Moray & Shetland multi‑terminal HVDC link to Hitachi Energy UK Limited on 21 June 2022. The single‑source contract (value £28,210,957.17 excluding VAT) covered mobilisation, scheduled maintenance, emergency call‑out, unscheduled maintenance and cyber‑security services for the HVDC equipment, with SSEN citing the proprietary nature of the HVDC technology as the rationale for sole sourcing.