SSEN offers £1m help make communities tougher in the face of storms and to protect vulnerable people
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SCOTTISH and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) wants communities to apply for its Resilient Communities Fund.
The SSEN fund, which has been increased to £1 million this year, seeks to make power supplies and communication tougher in emergency conditions and protect vulnerable people.
Applicants could receive between £1000 and £20,000, with some exceptional grants to multiple communities or over multiple years potentially receiving up to £50,000.
Increased cash has been made available due to the catastrophic effect recent storms had on some communities.
Mark Rough, SSEN’s director of customer operations (north), said: “The storms which battered the north of Scotland this winter brought with them an unprecedented level of damage across our infrastructure, and as our teams worked tirelessly to restore customers’ supplies, I was greatly impressed by the resilience shown by the communities whose power supplies had been impacted.
“The additional £500,000 contribution we have made to this year’s Resilient Communities Fund in the north of Scotland, increasing our total commitment to £1million, is recognition of the important role community resilience has played in the recent storms.
"Since its inception in 2015, the fund has done a great deal to improve community resilience, and we look forward to being able to support our communities even further through the additional funding available to applicants this year.”
For more details visit https://www.ssen.co.uk/about-ssen/our-communities/resilient-communities-fund/
