UPDATE ON BEAULY TO DENNY LINK AND NATIONAL GRID
19th October 2009
UPDATE ON BEAULY TO DENNY LINK AND NATIONAL GRID AT NSIG EVENT
The controversial proposed Beauly to Denny electricity transmission line upgrade and the National Grid's plans for the Highlands and Islands will be discussed at an event to be held by North Scotland Industries Group (NSIG) in Inverness on Thursday, October 29.
NSIG's renewable energy update seminar will include presentations from Andy Huthwaite, Scottish and Southern Energy's project manager for the Beauly to Denny upgrade and from Alison Kay, the National Grid's commercial director for transmissions. Mr Huthwaite's presentation will include important information on the project and procurement requirements.
The event, the latest in a series of energy updates organised by energy and engineering umbrella organisation NSIG, will be held at Fairways Loch Ness Golf Club, Inverness, and will run from 12.30pm - 3pm.
With more than 100 members from across the North of Scotland and the islands, Invergordon-based NSIG seeks to assist local businesses by exploiting opportunities, raising the profile of local companies, enhancing business prospects and addressing issues that may be of concern.
NSIG chief executive Ian Couper said: "The supply and transmission of electricity, through the Beauly to Denny upgrade and the National Grid, are two of the most important issues affecting the energy sector in the Highlands and Islands today, in particular the renewable sector. The Beauly to Denny proposals have attracted strong views both for and against.
"Our seminar will give people the opportunity to hear from the companies concerned the latest on both these issues from their perspective, and to ask pertinent questions in what promised to be a lively debate."
The seminar, which includes lunch, costs £22 per person for NSIG members and £32 for non-members. Anyone wishing to find out more information should contact Ian Couper, at ian.couper[AT]nsig.co.uk or visit the website www.nsig.co.uk
Photo - Ian Couper
