February 2025
SP Energy Networks granted consent for Kendoon to Tongland project
We welcome the decision of Scottish Ministers to grant consent for the Kendoon to Tongland Reinforcement project. This decision allows us to move forward with our essential work to replace the existing 80-year-old line to improve the security of supply to thousands of homes and businesses, including hospitals and schools, in the area.
This project is nationally significant, enabling Scotland’s ambition to electrify by creating much more capacity on the grid to allow new generation to connect in.
We have decades of experience developing, delivering and maintaining overhead transmission lines across Scotland, working to rigorous environmental standards, with careful consideration of local landscapes and the wants and needs of our communities. The new transmission line will ensure our communities and stakeholders are served by an electricity network that can adapt to changing needs for decades to come.
The decisions on the five consent applications can be found at the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit website at https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationSearch.aspx. The reference numbers are ECU00002124, ECU00002125, ECU00002126, ECU00002127 and ECU00002128.