(Salmond pictured); The Project TransmiT proposals aim to ensure the charging regime promotes greener energy while also keeping transmission costs under control. Ofgem will now undertake a further round of consultation with industry and other...

Salmond mentioned the same as he and Energy Minister Fergus Ewing chaired a meeting of industry and academic experts last week. This followed an announcement by energy regulator Ofgem of its intention to further defer a decision on a proposed charging structure that would benefit Scottish electricity generators.

The Project TransmiT proposals aim to ensure the charging regime promotes greener energy while also keeping transmission costs under control. Ofgem will now undertake a further round of consultation with industry and other stakeholders before making a decision on whether to implement a new charging regime for from April 2016 – two years behind the date originally proposed.

Ewing said that the impact of two years delay in implementation of a new system of charges equates to around £90m of extra transmission charges for Scottish generation.

The government highlighted that as of today Scottish electricity generators face higher transmission charges than those levied in the South of England.