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Grain

Grain is a 1.5 GW gas project built and connected, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Grain 400kV Substation. The connection agreement is held by Uniper UK Limited.

Project stageOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. Operating (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Connection details

NESO project number
PRO-000049
Customer
Uniper UK Limited
Technology
CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine), Reactive Compensation
Total capacity
1.5 GW
Already connected
1.5 GW
Connection site
Grain 400kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Built

Connection site

The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near Grain Β· Grid map

Other projects at Grain 400kV Substation

Source: NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) register, downloaded 8 November 2026. Contains data from NESO, licensed under the NESO Open Data Licence. Report a problem