Tender for transmission links

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Ofgem has announced that 13 companies have been selected to tender for the ownership and operation of nine high-voltage transmission links worth £1.15bn.

The announcement is said to mark a key milestone in the drive to expand the UK’s offshore wind industry.

Under the tender, licences will be granted for the nine projects, which have the potential to connect up to 2,000MW of renewable electricity. The tender round will run until March/April 2010, when the successful companies will be announced.

Alistair Buchanan, Ofgem’s chief executive, said: ‘Offshore generation has a crucial role to play if Britain is to meet its climate-change targets.

‘That is why selecting the first 13 firms to bid for the ownership and operation of £1.15bn of high-voltage transmission links is so important.

‘The quality of the firms selected for the tender round shows how strong the competition is to operate these offshore transmission links.’

A second round for assets that are built, under construction or at an advanced preconstruction stage will be held in summer 2010.

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