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SSEN Transmission Regional Fund
Project details
Current project stage
Date operational
Capacity (MW)
Project address
Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Rd, Perth
Date financial investment decision made
Project developer
Technology
Transmission infrastructureCommunity benefits offered
YesCommunity shared ownership offered
No
Public contact email
Project owner
Project owner name
SSEN TransmissionProject owner website
https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk/Community benefits details
Value of committed community benefit package (£/MW/Yr)
Community engagement
Project stage when community engagement on community benefits began
PlanningFunds this project contributes to
| Package name | SSEN Transmission Regional Fund |
| Fund website | https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk/communitybenefit |
| Planned start date | 01/09/2024 |
| Actual start date | 01/09/2024 |
| Planned end date | |
| Actual end date | |
| Memorandum of understanding date | |
| Date community benefit agreement completed | |
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Link to community action plan (or similar)
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| Fund administrator | Other |
| Fund administrator more details | Project owner |
| Community benefit package mechanisms | |
| Financial structure used to determine community benefits | None of the above |
| Community benefit financial structure details |
There is £2m available in this round of the fund, with grants available from £40,000 to £500,000. Applications are open from 1st September till 22nd November. This is a strategic fund which will support projects which are expected to have a significant and transformational impact across the north of Scotland. Any successful application must meet one or more of the following fund themes: • People: Focussing on skills, training and employability • Place: Emphasising the community and culture of the north of Scotland • Alleviating Fuel Poverty: Looking at strategic ways to help people across the region |
| Who makes decisions on what to fund? | Other |
| Fund decisionmaker details | Independent panel, identified through an open recruitment process |
| Regular review of community benefits package | Yes – other |
| Local authorities | Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee City, Highland, Moray, Na h-Eileanan Siar, North Ayrshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Shetland Islands |
| Community councils | All community councils in Aberdeen City, All community councils in Aberdeenshire, All community councils in Angus, All community councils in Argyll and Bute, All community councils in Clackmannanshire, All community councils in Dundee City, All community councils in Highland, All community councils in Moray, All community councils in Na h-Eileanan Siar, All community councils in North Ayrshire, All community councils in Orkney Islands, All community councils in Perth and Kinross, All community councils in Shetland Islands |