SSEN power upgrade will help secure Nairn electricity supply
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A £140,000 refurbishment and upgrade of the electricity infrastructure in the Nairn area is now under way to ensure that the power keeps flowing across local communities.
The 10-week project will see Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution teams inspecting overhead power lines and wooden poles between Nairn and Dalcross, carrying out repairs and replacing equipment that is approaching the end of its scheduled working life.
Engineers will also install new automated technology along the lines, which will reduce the length of time customers are off supply if there is a power cut.
SSEN Distribution project manager Davie Carson said: “The automated technology we’re installing works along the same idea as the trip switches in your home, and so if it detects a fault or the line gets struck by a bird or a tree branch, it will automatically turn the power off.
“The new equipment will automatically attempt to reconnect those supplies after a short period of time. If it turns out to be what we call a ‘transient fault’, the power will go back on without the need for an engineer to switch it back on manually.”
The new system will also enable SSEN to power off remotely for essential maintenance, without the need to send an engineer to do it by hand.
