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NESO TEC REGISTER · GREAT BRITAIN

Grid connection projects in the connection queue

Every generator, battery and interconnector with an agreement to connect to the GB transmission network, from early scoping to built. Filter by technology, stage or network, and open a project for its connection details.

Projects shown2,255782.1 GW in total
In planning1,590scoping or awaiting consent
Consented or building265closest to connecting
Built400connected and operating

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Voltage400 kV275 kV132 kVHVDCNew HVAC

ProjectsPlanningConsentedConstructionBuiltMajor project with its own page

Projects

2,255 projects · page 1 of 46
ProjectCapacityStageConnection siteFrom
Bute Hydrogen Project 1
Gas · Haldane Energy Project 1 Limited
4.8 GWScoping Trent Valley South Connection Node D 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2035
Drax BECCS
Demand (data centres, industry) · Drax Power Limited
3.9 GWScoping Drax 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2035
Drax Power Station
Other · Drax Power Limited
3.9 GWBuilt Drax 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Bute Hydrogen Project 2
Gas · Haldane Energy Project 2 Limited
3.6 GWScoping Creyke Beck 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2035
Bute Hydrogen Project 3
Gas · Haldane Energy Project 3 Limited
3.6 GWScoping Grimsby West 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2035
Bute Hydrogen Project 5
Gas · Haldane Energy Project 5 Limited
3.6 GWScoping Teeside Connection Node B
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2035
Bute Hydrogen Project 6
Gas · Haldane Energy Project 6 Limited
3.6 GWScoping Cheshire Connection Node A 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2037
Hinkley Point C
Nuclear · Nnb Generation Company (Hpc) Limited
3.3 GWScoping Shurton 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Jul 2030
Sizewell C
Nuclear · Sizewell C Limited
3.3 GWConsents Approved Sizewell 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Jul 2036
Hornsea Power Station 3
Offshore wind · Hornsea Project Three (UK) Limited
3.0 GWConsents Approved Norwich Main 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Dec 2028
Marram Wind Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore wind · Marramwind Limited
3.0 GWScoping Longside 400kV Substation
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Oct 2033
Hornsea Power Station 4
Offshore wind · Orsted Hornsea Project Four Limited
2.6 GWScoping Creyke Beck 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2029
Portwind
Offshore wind · Se Portwind Ltd
2.5 GWScoping Chickerell 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Dec 2036
Eggborough CCGT - OCGT - BESS
Battery storage · Eggborough Power Limited
2.5 GWAwaiting Consents Eggborough 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2027
Bute Hydrogen Project 4
Gas · Haldane Energy Project 4 Limited
2.4 GWScoping Teeside Connection Node 2 C 132/400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2035
Bute Hydrogen Project 7.1
Battery storage · Haldane Energy Project 7 Limited
2.4 GWScoping Solent Connection Node C 400kV
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2038
Heysham Power Station
Nuclear · EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited
2.4 GWBuilt Heysham GSP
National Grid (England & Wales)
Hornsea Power Station 3
Offshore wind · Hornsea Project Three (UK) Limited
2.3 GWConsents Approved Norwich Main 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2026
OWPL Windfarm
Offshore wind · Offshore Wind Power Limited
2.3 GWScoping Banniskirk 400kV Substation
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Dec 2030
Pembroke Power Station
Hydro and pumped storage · RWE Generation UK Plc
2.2 GWBuilt Pembroke 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Aquind Interconnector
Interconnector · Aquind Limited
2.1 GWAwaiting Consents Lovedean 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Jun 2030
Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore wind · Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm Limited
2.0 GWScoping Greens 400kV Substation
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Oct 2032
Gallos
Offshore wind · Corio Generation Limited
2.0 GWScoping Alverdiscott 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Dec 2036
Machair Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore wind · Scottish Power Renewables (UK) Limited
2.0 GWScoping Machair 275/66kV Offshore Substation
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Sep 2033
Walpole Flexible Generation
Battery storage · Flexible Generation 1 Ltd
2.0 GWScoping Walpole 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Jun 2033
Eggborough CCGT - OCGT - BESS
Battery storage · Eggborough Power Limited
2.0 GWAwaiting Consents Eggborough 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2026
IFA Interconnector
Interconnector · National Grid Interconnectors Limited
2.0 GWBuilt Sellindge 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
West Burton B
Battery storage · West Burton B Limited
1.9 GWBuilt West Burton 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2034
West Burton B
Battery storage · West Burton B Limited
1.8 GWBuilt West Burton 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2027
Arven Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore wind · Arven Offshore Wind Farm Limited
1.8 GWScoping Northern Shetland 400kV Substation
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Oct 2033
Bellrock Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore wind · Bellrock Offshore Wind Farm Limited
1.8 GWScoping Hurlie 400kV substation
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Oct 2035
Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm C
Offshore wind · Berwick Bank C Limited
1.8 GWScoping Blyth 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Nov 2029
Carrington Lane BESS
Battery storage · Apatura Battery Ltd
1.8 GWScoping Daines 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2037
Damhead Creek 2
Battery storage · VPI Power Limited
1.8 GWConsents Approved Kingsnorth 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2030
Earba PSH
Hydro and pumped storage · Earba Limited
1.8 GWConsents Approved Earba PSH Powerhouse Substation
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Oct 2035
Glen Earrach PSH
Hydro and pumped storage · Glen Earrach Energy Limited
1.8 GWScoping Glen Earrach PSH 400kV substation
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Oct 2035
North-East Offshore Hybrid Asset
Offshore wind · National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited
1.8 GWScoping Kintore GSP
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Jun 2037
Alverdiscott
Interconnector · Xlinks 1 Ltd
1.8 GWScoping Alverdiscott 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Aug 2030
Alverdiscott 2
Interconnector · Xlinks 1 Ltd
1.8 GWScoping Alverdiscott 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Aug 2032
Continental Link
Interconnector · National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited
1.8 GWScoping Birkhill Wood 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2035
GB-EU MPI
Interconnector · Windgrid
1.8 GWScoping Fiddes 400kV Substation
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Oct 2033
Teeside MPI
Interconnector · National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited
1.8 GWScoping Wearside Connection Node B 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2035
The Superconnection
Interconnector · Asc Energy plc
1.8 GWScoping Birkhill Wood 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2037
NatPower Enderby - Patford Bridge Green Energy Park
Battery storage · Enderby Energy Limited
1.8 GWScoping Derbyshire Connection Node G 400kV
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2037
Staythorpe C
Gas · RWE Generation UK Plc
1.8 GWBuilt Staythorpe 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Didcot B
Battery storage · RWE Generation UK Plc
1.7 GWBuilt Didcot 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2037
Hinkley Point C
Nuclear · Nnb Generation Company (Hpc) Limited
1.7 GWScoping Shurton 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Mar 2029
Sizewell C
Nuclear · Sizewell C Limited
1.7 GWConsents Approved Sizewell 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Jul 2035
Dinorwig
Hydro and pumped storage · First Hydro Company
1.6 GWBuilt Dinorwig 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Springwell
Solar + storage · Springwell Energyfarm Limited
1.6 GWScoping Navenby 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Jun 2033
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Sources: NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) register and interconnector register (downloaded 8 November 2026); NESO Clean Power 2030 network map (existing and planned circuits, substations and network projects); National Grid Electricity Transmission overhead line routes. Contains data from NESO, licensed under the NESO Open Data Licence, and National Grid open data. Projects are placed at their connection substation, not the generating site; projects at new, unnamed “connection nodes” are listed but not mapped.