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NESO TEC REGISTER Β· GREAT BRITAIN

Hydro and pumped storage projects in the connection queue on the National Grid (England & Wales) network

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 shown74.3 GW in total
In planning4scoping or awaiting consent
Consented or building0closest to connecting
Built7connected and operating

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Voltage400 kV275 kV132 kVHVDCNew HVAC

ProjectsPlanningConsentedConstructionBuiltMajor project with its own page

Projects

7 projects
ProjectCapacityStageConnection siteFrom
Pembroke Power Station
Hydro and pumped storage Β· RWE Generation UK Plc
2.2 GWBuilt Pembroke 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Dinorwig
Hydro and pumped storage Β· First Hydro Company
1.6 GWBuilt Dinorwig 400kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Ffestiniog
Hydro and pumped storage Β· First Hydro Company
360 MWBuilt Ffestiniog 275kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)
Cwm Rheidol
Hydro and pumped storage Β· Statkraft Energy Ltd.
50 MWBuilt Cwm Rheidol
National Grid (England & Wales)
Dolgarrog
Hydro and pumped storage Β· RWE Generation UK Plc
39 MWBuilt Pentir GSP
National Grid (England & Wales)
Maentwrog
Hydro and pumped storage Β· Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
30 MWBuilt Maentwrog GSP
National Grid (England & Wales)
Cwm Dyli
Hydro and pumped storage Β· RWE Generation UK Plc
10 MWBuilt Trawsfynydd 275kV Substation
National Grid (England & Wales)

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 β€œconnection nodes” are listed but not mapped.