By Jane Candlish
Members of the public will get their latest look at plans to connect two
proposed windfarms to the electricity network later this month.
Scottish Hydro Electric Tranmission (Shet) is considering burying some
cables as part of the project to link the Bhlaraidh and Beinneun windfarms
to the Auchterawe substation at Fort Augustus.
Both schemes have planning consent but construction work has yet to start.
Bhlaraidh windfarm, which will be built by SSE itself, will comprise 32
turbines in the hills above Loch Ness.
Each of the devices will be up to 442ft high.
The Beinneun windfarm will be made up of 25 turbines on Meall Dubh, close
to the existing Millennium windfarm.
Last year, developers Blue Energy applied to the Scottish Government to
extend the length of the turbine blades from 433ft to 438ft. A decision has
yet to be announced.
Shet spokesman Neil Anderson said the plans for transferring power to the
Fort Augustus substation were complex and included a combination of
restringing existing lines, burying other sections and building wooden poles.
He said the exhibitions at the end of a January would signal the beginning
of an eight-week public consultation, finishing in April.
A planning application could be submitted to the Scottish Government in May.
The meetings will take place at Fort Augustus Village Hall on January 27
and at the Millennium Hall, Invermoriston, on January 28.
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