Help with connection costs

The Scottish Hydro Electric Community Trust is inviting applications for funding support to connect to the electricity distribution network in the north of Scotland.

The trust considers applications for support with the cost of connecting to the electricity network for individual homeowners and community groups with charitable status in the Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) licence area.

The trust can support up to 75 per cent of the cost of connections for successful community projects and up to 50 per cent of the cost for individuals to meet the costs of a new domestic connection. As a charity, the trust is required to means test applications for domestic connections.

The next application round closes on Tuesday May 17, with future applications being considered by trustees on a quarterly basis.

David Telford, chairman, Scottish Hydro

Electric Community Trust.