BURNS & McDonnell has announced it has been awarded an engineer-procure-construct (EPC) contract for the Errochty Grid Supply Point (GSP) project by SSEN Transmission.
The development of the Errochty substation will see the installation of new transformers and will renew and modernise the transmission and distribution capabilities to facilitate the increase in capacity at the Tummel Bridge Hydro Power Station.
This is the first major project awarded to Burns & McDonnell under the RIIO T2 EPC Substation AIS (Air Insulated Switchgear) Framework and will support SSEN Transmission’s work to upgrade Scotland’s transmission infrastructure so it has the capacity to achieve the Scottish Government’s target to have more than 20GW of additional renewable electricity on and offshore by 2030.
Alongside Burns & McDonnell’s engineering and construction teams, the project’s development will also be supported by the company’s environmental services (ENS) group. The ENS group will advise on the environmental and social impacts of the project.
Jonathan Chapman, UK MD at Burns & McDonnell, said, “I’m proud that Burns & McDonnell has been awarded the Errochty substation project under the AIS Framework Agreement. This is the first major project that we have been awarded as part of the framework. It is exciting to be part of the essential and ambitious work that SSEN Transmission is undertaking to update the network across Scotland and prepare for the transition to net zero. We are keen to begin the project at Errochty. This expansion of our activities across Scotland is testament to the work we have been doing in the UK.”
