Overview
About the Project
The proposed Salamander Wind Farm Connection Project comprises the construction of a new 132kV overhead line and the establishment of a 132kV tee compound to facilitate connection between Salamander Offshore Wind Farm’s onshore substation and SSEN Transmission existing overhead line.
The components include:
- Construction of a new 132kV double circuit overhead line between Salamander Offshore Wind Farm’s onshore substation and the proposed tee compound. The four overhead line route options that we’re considering range from 3.9km km to 8.6 km.
- Construction of a tee compound in the vicinity of the existing overhead lines to facilitate connection between the new overhead line and the existing overhead line circuits.
- Establishment of temporary overhead lines to maintain connectivity of the existing overhead lines during the construction phase.
Why is the Project Required?
As Transmission Operator for the north of Scotland, we enable electricity generators to connect to the transmission system, allowing us to transport the electricity they produce to where it’s needed. By providing these connections, we ensure that electricity generated can be efficiently transmitted to areas of demand.
This proposed project involves a new 132kV transmission connection (200MW) between the onshore substation serving SImply Blue/Odfjell consented Salamander Offshore Wind Farm and our proposed tee compound. The connection will be provided by an overhead line route to our existing 132kV overhead lines. This connection will provide the necessary infrastructure to transmit electricity generated by the Salamander Offshore Windfarm to areas of demand on the GB transmission network.
More Information about Salamander Offshore Windfarm can be found on the developer's website here: www.salamanderfloatingwind.com
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.
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Upcoming Consultation Event
SSEN Transmission are holding a route selection consultation event for a proposal to construct a 132kV overhead line in an area to the north of Peterhead.
The overhead line is required to connect the Salamander Offshore Wind Farm to our existing transmission network.
At the event, we will share several route options (and associated tee compound locations) as well as our potential route. We are seeking feedback from the community and stakeholders, and we invite comments until 8 January 2026 when the feedback period will close.
Please note: We are combining our consultation event with the Eastern Green Link 5 project team who will be presenting their routing options at the same event.
The proposed 132kV overhead line and associated tee compound is required to connect the Salamander Offshore Wind Farm to our transmission network. The routes being considered for the overhead line and tee compound are in an area between Peterhead and St Fergus.
The event will be held on:
Date: Thursday 27 November 2025
Time: 2–7pm
Venue: Peterhead Football Club, Balmoor Stadium, Balmoor Terrace, Peterhead, AB42 1EQ
If you are unable to attend the public event all the material that will be on display will be available to be downloaded from Documents.
Documents
November Route Options - Consultation Documents
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November Route Options Consultation Booklet
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- 20 November 2025
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- 11.9 MB
This document provides information to our stakeholders about the project, created for our consultation events in November.
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Environmental Constraints Map
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- 18 November 2025
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- 768.3 KB
Map showing the 4 overhead line route options and tee compound options in relation to local environmental constraints.
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Figure 1 - Route Options and Tie-In Compounds
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- 18 November 2025
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- 718.5 KB
Map showing 4 route options and the approximate location options for associated tee-compound in connection with the proposed Salamander Wind Farm 132kV overhead line connection.
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Potential Route Map
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- 18 November 2025
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- 2.6 MB
Map showing the potential route (option 1) for a proposed overhead line in connection with the Salamander Wind Farm connection project.
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