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On 14 March 2025, Linxon announced it had been selected by SSEN Transmission to undertake Early Contractor Involvement design work and reserve manufacturing capacity for 400/132 kV SF6-free EconiQ GIS substations and related systems in the Western Isles. This scope covers the AC substations required to connect generation to the Main Interconnected Transmission System and to transfer the 1.8 GW bipole from the Western Isles HVDC link being developed by Hitachi Energy, confirming Linxon as the contracted substation supplier for this phase of the project.