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NESO TEC REGISTER Β· GREAT BRITAIN

Hydro and pumped storage projects in the connection queue on the SP Transmission (south Scotland) 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 shown62.0 GW in total
In planning2scoping or awaiting consent
Consented or building2closest to connecting
Built2connected and operating

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Voltage400 kV275 kV132 kVHVDCNew HVAC

ProjectsPlanningConsentedConstructionBuiltMajor project with its own page

Projects

6 projects
ProjectCapacityStageConnection siteFrom
Cruachan Expansion
Hydro and pumped storage Β· Drax Cruachan Expansion Limited
600 MWScoping Cruachan 275kV Substation
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Oct 2030
Cruachan U3&4 Replacement
Hydro and pumped storage Β· Drax Pumped Storage Limited
480 MWConsents Approved Cruachan 275kV Substation
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Apr 2029
Cruachan U3&4 Replacement
Hydro and pumped storage Β· Drax Pumped Storage Limited
440 MWBuilt Cruachan 275kV Substation
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Whitelee Extension
Hydro and pumped storage Β· Scottish Power Renewables (UK) Limited
238 MWBuilt Whitelee Extension 275/33kV
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Dec 2026
Glenmuckloch Pumped Storage
Hydro and pumped storage Β· Glenmuckloch Pumped Storage Hydro Limited
210 MWConsents Approved Glenmuckloch 132kV Substation
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
May 2029
Hunterston Hydrogen
Hydro and pumped storage Β· Statkraft Hydrogen UK Holding Limited
5 MWScoping Hunterston 400/132kV
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Oct 2033

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.