Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £325 million, two-year contract by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks to deliver the Netherton Hub in Aberdeenshire, extending its existing role on the site following enabling works it began in 2025.
The project forms part of SSEN’s Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment Offshore Framework and will see Balfour Beatty deliver earthworks and civil infrastructure across five platforms supporting two substations and three converter stations, plus an operations base.
The hub is designed to transmit renewable energy generated in northern Scotland to demand centres across the UK, forming a key piece of national grid infrastructure employing 800 when it’s fully up and running.
Philip Hoare, Balfour Beatty Group Chief Executive, said: “Securing this contract reinforces Balfour Beatty’s position at the forefront of the UK’s energy infrastructure market.
“The Netherton Hub will play a pivotal role in enabling the delivery of secure, homegrown, low-carbon power at scale. We are proud to be working with SSEN to deliver infrastructure of such national importance – drawing on our proven expertise in complex, large-scale projects.”