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Thousands of Shetland homes were left in darkness yesterday after a major power cut affected vast areas of the isles. Scottish and Southern Electricity have apologised after the main power line, which runs between Sullom Voe and Gremista in Lerwick, encountered problems at around 7pm. The fa... Read more...
Electricity giant SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy) is to launch a public consultation on burying subsea cables to islands off the Shetland Mainland, which could mean a price rise to users. Until now, cables have been laid on the surface of the seabed but in future this may have to be change... Read more...
Lightning storms caused a major power cut across hundreds of properties in the early hours of yesterday morning. Damage was caused to electrical transformers that help provide supply to homes and businesses. Much of the disruption was in the West Side. Scottish and Southern Energy said Walls was... Read more...
Close to 400 homes were thrown into darkness on Monday after an electrical fault caused power cuts in Lerwick, Gulberwick and Quarff. (more…) Read more...
By JOHN ROBERTSON INVESTIGATIONS are taking place into building a new power station on a site further out of Lerwick because the existing one at Gremista will struggle to meet more modern pollution standards. Scottish and Southern Energy is currently assessing a range of possible options for ... Read more...