What is the Argyll and Kintyre 275kV Local Fund?
The Argyll and Kintyre 275kV Strategy is a series of projects aimed at increasing our network capability across Argyll and Kintyre, enabling the exporting of electricity to the wider GB transmission network.
The Community Benefit Fund associated with these projects is aimed specifically at communities who are situated close to the infrastructure and will be developed in partnership with these communities.
This is the first Local Fund to be designed in accordance with the UK Government Guidance on Community Funds for Transmission Infrastructure, released in March 2025.
The Argyll and Kintyre 275kV Local Fund supersedes the Inveraray – Crossaig 275kV Overhead Line Local Fund, which was announced ahead of the release of the UK Government Guidance. The total value of the Inveraray – Crossaig 275kV Overhead Line Local Fund (£203,000) now forms part of the total value of the Argyll and Kintyre 275kV Local Fund, as detailed below.
What is the fund value?
The fund value, as per UK Government Guidance, is made up of community benefit funding associated with the infrastructure of the following projects:
- Inveraray – Crossaig 275kV Overhead Line
- Crarae Substation
- An Suidhe Substation
- Craig Murrail Substation
- Creag Dhubh to Dalmally Overhead Line
- Creag Dhubh to Inveraray Overhead Line
The current total lifetime value of the Argyll and Kintyre 275kV Local Fund will therefore be £3,268,000. As per our fund delivery approach, the remaining funding associated with these projects will be allocated to the Regional Fund.
Community Engagement
It is important to us that our local funds are designed in collaboration with the communities within that local area, ensuring that the funding is distributed to have the maximum possible impact.
We held a series of events and presentations and also received survey responses what the fund should look like. We received thoughts and views from many community members who live and work throughout the Kintyre peninsula and surrounding area, including those situated close to the infrastructure. The aims of this community engagement activity was to define:
- The area of benefit for the fund (i.e. where the funding should be available)
- The priorities for the fund (i.e. what is most important to your community and how the money should be best used)
- The structure of the fund (i.e. how many years the fund should be available and what level of funding should be available for community projects)
To gather views, we hosted several in-person and online sessions in September 2025 – details below.
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Type of session |
Location |
Registration required? |
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Drop-in session – meet the team and share your views |
Dalmally Community Centre Monday 8 September 5.30pm – 8pm |
No sign up necessary – turn up anytime throughout the session |
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Presentation and Q&A – 30-minute presentation following by Q&A and open discussion |
Lochgilphead Community Education Centre Tuesday 9 September 10am – 12pm |
No sign up necessary – presentation will take place in the first 30 minutes, but feel free to join at any time |
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Drop-in session – meet the team and share your views |
Lochgilphead Community Education Centre Tuesday 9 September 1pm – 4pm |
No sign up necessary – turn up anytime throughout the session |
| Drop-in session – meet the team and share your views
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Tarbert Village Hall Tuesday 9 September 5.30pm – 8pm |
No sign up necessary – turn up anytime throughout the session |
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Drop-in session - meet the team and share your views |
Carradale Village Hall Wednesday 10 September 10am - 12pm |
No sign up necessary - turn up anytime throughout the session |
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Presentation and Q&A – 30-minute presentation following by Q&A and open discussion |
Loch Fyne Hotel, Inveraray Wednesday 10 September 1pm – 4pm |
Due to capacity issues, please register your interest in attending using the form at the bottom of this page |
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Drop-in session – meet the team and share your views |
Loch Fyne Hotel, Inveraray Wednesday 10 September 5.30pm – 8pm |
No sign up necessary – turn up anytime throughout the session |
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Presentation and Q&A |
Online Tuesday 16 September 6.30pm – 8pm |
Join us live on September 16th - register now |
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Presentation and Q&A |
Online Friday 19 September 12pm – 1.30pm |
Join us live on September 19th - register now |
Following these sessions, we are gathering all feedback before sharing a fund proposal with key community representatives (e.g. community councils).
Finalised fund details. We are currently reviewing all of the views from the fund consultation along with analysis of community plans. We will publish our results shortly and gather final feedback on how the local fund will work.
