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NESO TEC REGISTER · GREAT BRITAIN

Solar + storage 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 shown407.6 GW in total
In planning513scoping or awaiting consent
Consented or building47closest to connecting
Built9connected and operating

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Voltage400 kV275 kV132 kVHVDCNew HVAC

ProjectsPlanningConsentedConstructionBuiltMajor project with its own page

Projects

40 projects
ProjectCapacityStageConnection siteFrom
Thornton Facility
Solar + storage · Balwen Limited
930 MWConsents Approved Thornton 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2032
Flash Solar Farm
Solar + storage · Elements Green Trent Ltd
800 MWConsents Approved Staythorpe 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
May 2028
Cottam Solar PV + BESS
Solar + storage · Cottam Solar Project Limited
600 MWConsents Approved Cottam 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Sep 2029
Cottam
Solar + storage · Gate Burton Energy Park Limited
500 MWConsents Approved Cottam 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Jul 2030
Greta III
Solar + storage · Tagenergy Development UK Limited
500 MWConsents Approved Drakelow 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2029
Sunnica
Solar + storage · Sunnica Limited
500 MWConsents Approved South Anglia Connection Node D 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2030
West Burton Solar Project
Solar + storage · West Burton Solar Project Limited
480 MWConsents Approved West Burton 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2028
Staythorpe (BESS and PV)
Solar + storage · Sse Staythorpe Power Limited
437 MWConsents Approved Staythorpe 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Sep 2028
Thornton Facility
Solar + storage · Balwen Limited
400 MWConsents Approved Thornton 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Nov 2028
Flash Solar Farm
Solar + storage · Elements Green Trent Ltd
360 MWConsents Approved Staythorpe 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
May 2027
Cottam
Solar + storage · Gate Burton Energy Park Limited
250 MWConsents Approved Cottam 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2029
Thornton Facility
Solar + storage · Balwen Limited
200 MWConsents Approved Thornton 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2027
Oaklands Farm Solar PV
Solar + storage · Oaklands Farm Solar Limited.
162 MWConsents Approved Drakelow 132kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Jun 2027
Iron Acton
Solar + storage · Iron Acton Green Limited
120 MWConsents Approved 132kV bay at Iron Acton Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Sep 2026
Walpole 2 (tertiary)
Solar + storage · Enso Green Holdings R Limited
100 MWConsents Approved Walpole 132kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2027
Ferrybridge B BESS & Solar Substation
Solar + storage · O&G Solar (SPV 19) Limited
100 MWConsents Approved Ferrybridge B 132kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2035
Benthead Solar
Solar + storage · Benthead Solar Limited
63 MWConsents Approved Kilwinning 132/33kV
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Apr 2025
Bicker Fen 1 Solar
Solar + storage · Agr Solar 2 Limited
57 MWConsents Approved Bicker Fen 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Apr 2033
Berkswell (Tertiary)
Solar + storage · Enso Green Holdings P Limited
57 MWConsents Approved Berkswell 275kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
May 2028
Braintree
Solar + storage · Pivoted Power LLP
57 MWConsents Approved Braintree 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
May 2027
Bramford Tertiary
Solar + storage · Bramford Green Limited
57 MWConsents Approved Bramford 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2029
High Marnham (Tertiary)
Solar + storage · Enso Green Holdings K Limited
57 MWConsents Approved High Marnham 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2030
Norwich
Solar + storage · Pivoted Power LLP
57 MWConsents Approved Norwich Main 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Dec 2025
Rayleigh 1 Tertiary
Solar + storage · Rayleigh Green Limited
57 MWConsents Approved Rayleigh Main 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2028
Thorpe Marsh 1 (Tertiary)
Solar + storage · Enso Green Holdings I Limited
57 MWConsents Approved Thorpe Marsh 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2028
Wymondley
Solar + storage · Priory Generation Limited
57 MWConsents Approved Wymondley 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
May 2027
Wymondley Solar Farm
Solar + storage · Agr Solar 4 Limited
50 MWConsents Approved Wymondley 400/33kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
May 2027
Braintree (Tertiary)
Solar + storage · Cse22 Limited
50 MWConsents Approved Braintree 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2026
Bramford Tertiary
Solar + storage · Bramford Green Limited
50 MWConsents Approved Bramford 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Jul 2026
Landulph
Solar + storage · Pivoted Power LLP
50 MWConsents Approved Landulph 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
May 2026
Norwich Yare
Solar + storage · Ashgreen Energyfarm Limited
50 MWConsents Approved Norwich GSP
National Grid (England & Wales)
Dec 2025
Fleet EGH (Tertiary)
Solar + storage · Fleet Green Limited
48 MWConsents Approved Fleet 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Jan 2027
Indian Queens Energy Centre
Solar + storage · Iq Energy Centre Limited
48 MWConsents Approved Indian Queens 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
May 2027
Mannington
Solar + storage · Pivoted Power LLP
48 MWConsents Approved Mannington 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Nov 2025
Somerford
Solar + storage · PD688IRO LTD
48 MWConsents Approved Minety 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Jun 2025
Perwinnes
Solar + storage · Perwinnes Solar And Battery Storage Limited
45 MWConsents Approved Dyce 132/33kV GSP
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Oct 2028
Norton PV and BESS
Solar + storage · Darlington Solar 1 Limited
41 MWConsents Approved Norton 275kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Oct 2027
St Marys Isle Solar Farm
Solar + storage · Grupotec Solar UK 5 Limited
36 MWConsents Approved Tongland 132/11kV
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Jun 2030
Montreathmont Moor Forest
Solar + storage · Montreathmont Energy Centre Limited
34 MWConsents Approved Lunanhead GSP
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Oct 2026
Keithick 16 Solar & BESS
Solar + storage · Sirius Ecodev (Keithick) Ltd
16 MWConsents Approved Coupar Angus 132/33kV GSP
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Dec 2026

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.