What is the Skye Reinforcement Local Fund?
The Skye Reinforcement Project will replace the existing overhead line between Fort Augustus and Skye. As part of the project, substations at Edinbane and Broadford will be extended and upgrade work on the substation at Fort Augustus will also be carried out.
The Skye Reinforcement Local Fund is aimed specifically at communities along the project route, including all the community council areas in Skye & Raasay, Glenelg & Arnisdale, Glengarry and Fort Augustus & Glenmoriston.
This fund will be made up of community benefit funding associated with the infrastructure of the projects listed below.
What is the fund value?
The fund value, as per the UK Government's Guidance on Community Funds for Transmission Infrastructure is made up of community benefit funding associated with the infrastructure of the following projects:
- Broadford to Edinbane Overhead Line
- Invergarry to Quioch Switching Station Overhead Line
- Edinbane Substation extension
- Broadford Substation extension
- Fort Augustus Substation upgrade
The current total lifetime value of the Skye Reinforcement Local Fund will therefore be £5,455,000. This fund is for communities close to the whole project line. As per SSEN Transmission’s fund delivery approach, the remaining funding associated with these projects will be allocated to the Transmission Regional Community Fund to which the communities along the route can also apply.
Fund Consultation
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 are pleased to be launching our consultation for the Skye Reinforcement Local Fund in March 2026. We welcome the thoughts and views of all community members who live and work in the community council areas in Skye & Raasay, Glenelg & Arnisdale, Glengarry and Fort Augustus & Glenmoriston. We would especially like to hear from those who are situated close to the infrastructure and from organisations and groups working within these communities.
The aims of this consultation is 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 should the money 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 projects)
To learn more about what matters to you, we will be hosting several in-person and online sessions.
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Session Format |
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Registration details |
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Drop-in session Meet the team and share your views. Includes a Presentation and Q&A |
Broadford Village Hall Tuesday 10 March 3-7pm |
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. Includes a Presentation and Q&A |
Kyleakin Community Hall Wednesday 11 March 3-7pm |
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. Includes a Presentation and Q&A |
Fort Augustus Village Hall Thursday 12 March 3-7pm |
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. Includes a Presentation and Q&A |
Shepherd’s Way Hall, Portree Tuesday 17 March 3.30-7pm |
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. Includes a Presentation and Q&A |
Dunvegan Community Hall Wednesday 18 March 3-7pm |
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. Includes a Presentation and Q&A |
Glenelg Village Hall Tuesday 24 March 3-7pm |
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. Includes a Presentation and Q&A |
Glengarry Community Hall Wednesday 25 March 3-7pm |
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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Presentation and Q&A |
Online Tuesday 31 March 10-11.30am |
The registration link for this online event will be shared here shortly |
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Presentation and Q&A |
Online Thursday 2 April 6.30-8pm |
The registration link for this online event will be shared here shortly |
We recognise that not everyone will be available to attend one of these sessions – if you are not able to attend, but would still like to share your views, please get in touch at community.benefit@sse.com and we can provide you with a briefing document and survey to complete.
The views gathered during these sessions will be used to create the fund proposal, which will be shared with key community representatives (e.g. community councils, development trusts) for feedback before being finalised. The finalised fund details will be published on this webpage by summer 2026.
If you have any questions or accessibility requirements please email us at community.benefit@sse.com.
