In response to today's announcement that Ofgem has approved its minded-to position on Project TransmiT, Colin Nicol, Lead Director of Wholesale Generation Development at SSE said:
"Following Ofgem's recognition back in 2010 that the transmission charging regime needed to be reformed to meet the needs of future generation and the transition to a low carbon economy, we welcome today's announcement that will go some way to address the inequality faced by generators in the north of Scotland, particularly renewables. Ofgem's decision follows one of the most extensive consultation periods undertaken in the energy industry and whilst we remain disappointed that Ofgem has not brought forward the implementation from April 2016, we now look forward to the introduction of the new charging regime which will help encourage the necessary investment to meet our renewable and climate change targets."