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In August 2024, SSEN Transmission completed final energisation of the 260 km, 600 MW Shetland HVDC Link between the new converter station at Kergord on Shetland and the HVDC switching station at Noss Head in Caithness, connecting Shetland to the GB electricity transmission system for the first time. SSEN confirms that final energisation of the subsea cable was completed in August 2024, and its Gremista Grid Supply Point strategic plan records the Shetland HVDC Link 1 project as completed in August 2024, while an independent fisheries report notes that the HVDC link came online and was operational in late 2024.