Six bidders shortlisted in tender for three offshore transmission links
Published: 1st March 2017
Ofgem has today announced shortlists of bidders competing to own and operate transmission links to the Dudgeon, Rampion and Race Bank windfarms off the coasts of Norfolk and Sussex. The following bidders... more
Published: 18th November 2016
In August 2014 we put in place a new regulated route for interconnector investment in GB – the ‘cap and floor’ regime. We held the first window for applications in 2014. The second window for applications was open... more
Cap and floor - Second application window submissions
Published: 7th November 2016
In August 2014 we put in place a new regulated route for near term interconnector investment – the ‘cap and floor’ regime. The second application window for the cap and floor regime... more
Five bidders shortlisted in tender for Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Windfarm
Published: 13th Sep 2016
Ofgem has today announced a shortlist of five bidders competing to own and run the £230 million transmission link to the Burbo Bank Extension offshore windfarm, situated in the Bay of Liverpool... more
Ofgem grants licence for West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm’s £269m transmission assets
Published: 21st Aug 2015
Ofgem today completed the second tender round of its Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) regime. It granted West of Duddon Sands (WoDS) Transmission plc a licence to own and operate the transmission link to the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm... more
AESO awards Alberta PowerLine Limited Partnership with Fort McMurray West 500 kV Transmission
Project CALGARY, ALBERTA
Published: 18th December 2014
The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) is pleased to
announce that Alberta PowerLine Limited Partnership—a partnership between Alberta-based Canadian
Utilities Limited (an ATCO company) and U.S.-based Quanta Capital Solutions, Inc.—has been awarded the contract for the Fort McMurray West 500-kilovolt Transmission Project... more
ATCO Partnership Wins $1.43 Billion Competitive Transmission Project
Published: 18th December 2014
Following a worldwide competitive process, Alberta PowerLine, a partnership between ATCO and Quanta Services, has been selected by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) to design, build, own, operate and finance the Fort McMurray West 500-kilovolt (kV) Transmission Project. Alberta PowerLine is 80 per cent owned by Canadian Utilities Limited, an ATCO company, and 20 per cent owned by Quanta Services. Valued at $1.43 billion, the project was awarded through Alberta's recently instituted competitive process... more
Four bidders shortlisted in tenders for Westermost Rough and Humber Gateway Offshore Windfarms
Published: 20th Aug 2014
We have today announced a short list of four bidders competing to own and run transmission links to two offshore windfarms. They are both located in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire... more
Ofgem appoints preferred bidder for West of Duddon Sands offshore transmission assets
Published: 9th Jul 2014
Today Ofgem has appointed Blue Transmission as the preferred bidder to own and operate the offshore transmission links to the West of Duddon Sands windfarm... more
Ofgem grants Sheringham Shoal Offshore Transmission Licence
Published: 27th Jun 2013
The Blue Transmission consortium, comprising Macquarie Capital Group Limited and Barclays Infrastructure Funds, has today completed the transaction to own and operate the transmission link to Sheringham Shoal wind farm... more
Ofgem E-Serve grants offshore transmission licence for Walney 2
Published: 26th Sep 2012
Blue Transmission Walney 2 Limited, a consortium of Macquarie Capital Group Limited and Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management Limited, has today been granted a licence to own and operate the transmission link to the Walney 2 wind farm... more
Preferred bidder appointed for high voltage link to Britain’s largest offshore windfarm
Published: 18th Sep 2012
Ofgem E-Serve has appointed Blue Transmission as the preferred bidder to own and operate the high voltage link for the London Array (Phase 1) wind farm. This is the largest offshore transmission project to have reached this stage... more
Ofgem E-Serve grants offshore transmission owner licence for link to Walney 1 offshore wind farm
Published: 21st Oct 2011
Blue Transmission Walney 1 Limited (a consortium of Macquarie Capital Group Limited and Barclays Integrated Infrastructure Fund) has today been granted a licence to own and operate the transmission link to the Walney 1 wind farm... more