SSE admits cable testing caused Girlsta fire
SSE has confirmed the fire near Girlsta Loch on Friday was caused by one of their cables igniting during testing.
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Massive power outage after reported pole fire
Thousands of people were left without power last night (Saturday) after reports of a pole on fire near Mossbank. All of the North Isles were…
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SSE withdraws application to close road for over two months
SSE has withdrawn their application to close the Kergord to Sandwater road for over two months after being accused of creating “absolute mayhem”.
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UPDATED: Homes left without power as storm strengthens
Parts of Shetland have been left without power as Storm Gerrit picks up. Some homes in Scousburgh and Sumburgh reported outages this afternoon, with SSEN…
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Work on overhead power lines from Kergord to Gremista set to start
SSEN Transmission says work to construct 12km of overhead power lines from Kergord to Gremista is set to get under way. Principal contractors Norpower are…
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Children create their own turbines at net zero event
Young Shetlanders attended a Science Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) to discuss career paths in the sector and meeting Net Zero ambitions.
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WATCH: Apprentices are the future, says SSE
SSE is celebrating Apprenticeship Week by showing the importance of their four trainees at Viking windfarm. Shetlander Anna McDowall has been studying electrical engineering at…
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SSEN dealing with secondary fault affecting 94 customers
Only 24 properties remain without power from the initial snow storm last Monday – in Vementry, Grobsness, Brechin and Watsness, However, a further 94 customers in…
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Work continues to restore power, with 350 properties now left without supplies
Engineers have restored power to an additional 350 properties today (Saturday) – with working continuing to get supplies back to the remaining 350 properties. Supplies…
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Power outages likely to last until end of week, SSEN says
It is likely to be the end of the week before power is restored to all SSEN customers, the company has said. SSEN engineers are…
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UPDATED: Almost 4,000 homes without power
Thousands of homes have been suffered power cuts as a result of the poor weather.
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Engineers restore power in Skerries and South Mainland
SSEN engineers arrived in Skerries yesterday (Thursday 17th) after travelling by ferry. Once on site engineers restored power to the 58 households shortly before 1…
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SSE: Power to be restored for 9pm in south mainland
Residents in the south mainland experienced a loss of power this afternoon (Thursday), with some still to be without power until later this evening. 305…
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Power out at da street during cruise ship visit
Da street in Lerwick was hit by an unexpected power cut on Monday afternoon. The 253-metre cruise ship AIDAsol, which can hold over 2,000 passengers,…
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