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HYDRO AND PUMPED STORAGE · SHETCoire Glas Pumped Storage
Coire Glas Pumped Storage is a 1.3 GW hydro and pumped storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Coire Glas GSP, with capacity due from October 2029. The connection agreement is held by Coire Glas Hydro Pumped Storage Limited.
Project stageIn planning
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2029 (not yet reached)
- Closed (not yet reached)
Scoping and awaiting consents are both shown as planning. A connection agreement does not mean the project will be built: many queue projects never reach construction.
Connection details
- NESO project number
- PRO-000073-2
- Customer
- Coire Glas Hydro Pumped Storage Limited
- Technology
- Pump Storage
- Total capacity
- 1.3 GW
- Change in this agreement
- +684 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2029
- Connection site
- Coire Glas GSP
- Transmission owner
- SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
- Connection type
- Direct connection to the transmission network
- NESO project status
- Scoping
Connection site
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Other projects at Coire Glas GSP
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