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ONSHORE WIND Β· SHET

Elchies Wind Farm

Elchies Wind Farm is a 170 MW onshore wind project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Elchies 132/33kV Substation, with capacity due from November 2028. The connection agreement is held by Elchies Wind Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Nov 2028 (not yet reached)
  5. 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-000151-2
Customer
Elchies Wind Limited
Technology
Wind Onshore
Total capacity
170 MW
Change in this agreement
+71 MW
Capacity effective from
30 November 2028
Connection site
Elchies 132/33kV Substation
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Scoping

Connection site

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Projects connecting near Elchies Β· Grid map

Other projects at Elchies 132/33kV 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