Overview
Status: Project Assessment
Public Consultation Events, Eday and Rendall, Orkney, November 2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us on the 5th and 6th of November at the Heritage Centre and Firth Hall.
Details of the next consultation will be published soon.
Our upcoming events will focus on the marine routing options. In parallel, we are continuing our assessment of potential GSP sites on Eday and are currently identifying locations to take forward for more detailed evaluation.
About the Project
The aim of the Eday GSP project is to connect the island of Eday to the Electricity Transmission Link on Mainland Orkney. To do this, a new Grid Supply Point (GSP) on the island of Eday is required, to which Distribution customers will connect to. The GSP will be linked to the transmission network via a high voltage alternating current (HVAC) 132kV cable circuit. There are three components to this cable circuit; the onshore route between the Eday GSP and subsea landfall point on Eday, the cable route subsea connecting the islands, and the onshore route between mainland Orkney landfall and the Finstown substation (project currently under construction).
Why is the Project Required?
Scottish Hydro Electric (SHE) Transmission has a licence requirement to provide a connection to the UK’s transmission network when requested by a generator. The Eday GSP project is being driven by the need to connect contracted generators via Distribution to the transmission network. This will allow generators to export electricity to the wider UK transmission system.
Community Engagement
Throughout the life of our projects, we aim to work positively with local communities and keep people informed about what we are doing. This is particularly important when we are developing a proposal and we want to understand what local people think about our plans.
We endeavour to take the time to discuss proposals with local community councils, encourage engagement from the wider community and listen to the feedback we receive.
We will do our best to answer any questions and address issues or concerns that are raised with us.
When our project progresses into construction, we will continue working closely with the local community to ensure that our work has as little impact on the lives of those living and working in the area and as many long term positive effects as possible.
How we’re embracing artificial intelligence (AI)
We intend to use AI to assist our experienced teams in the analysis of your feedback, so we can categorise key points raised more quickly. You can learn more about how we’re utilising AI on this dedicated web page.
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Join Our Online Event – Thursday, 13th November
Thank you for your patience while we finalized the link for our upcoming online event. We’re excited to bring you an informative and engaging session!
Date: Thursday, 13th November
Time: 18.30 - 19.30
Click here to register for the eventIf you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us at eday.engagement@sse.com
We look forward to seeing you online!
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Eday Grid Supply Point & High Voltage Alternating Current Connection second public consultation event
We would like to thank all members of the local community and interested parties who took the time to attend the Eday GSP public consultation events in September where we introduced the Eday GSP and HVAC project to you.
We will be holding a second public consultation event to ensure everyone in the community, public, and interested parties have the opportunity to learn about the proposed project, hear our responses to feedback from the last event, meet the project team, ask questions, and share further comments.
This event will focus on the shortlisted landfall sites and initial marine cable corridor options.
We are seeking comments and feedback from members of the public, statutory consultees, and other key stakeholders on our proposals until the 30th of November 2025. Please submit your comments and feedback by email or in writing to our community liaison manager.
Consultation events will take place on:
Wednesday the 5th of November 11 - 3pm Eday Heritage Centre, KW17 2AB
Thursday 6th of November 3 - 7pm Firth Hall, Finstown, KW17 2EQ
If you are unable to attend the public event all the material that will be on display can be downloaded from the project website.
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