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Project advancing - milestone achieved
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Major milestone or critical setback
In early January 2026, the Scottish Government Marine Directorate granted a variation to the existing marine licence for the Western Isles HVDC subsea cable link, allowing an increase in the link’s capacity. This variation, welcomed by SSEN Transmission, represents a key milestone in enabling the higher-capacity 1.8 GW connection as part of the Pathway to 2030 upgrade of the north of Scotland’s transmission grid.