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On 16 December 2025, SSEN Transmission awarded major contracts to Hitachi Energy to design, procure, manufacture, install and commission the HVDC converter stations at each end of the Spittal–Peterhead subsea cable link, as well as for the Western Isles link, confirming Hitachi Energy as the converter supplier for these 525 kV HVDC projects.