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Grid infrastructure β€Ί Connection queue β€Ί Onshore wind

ONSHORE WIND Β· SHET

West Torrisdale

West Torrisdale is a 50 MW onshore wind project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Carradale 2 132/33kV GSP Substation, with capacity due from May 2028. The connection agreement is held by Esb Asset Development UK Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom May 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-000944
Customer
Esb Asset Development UK Limited
Technology
Wind Onshore
Total capacity
50 MW
Change in this agreement
+50 MW
Capacity effective from
31 May 2028
Connection site
Carradale 2 132/33kV GSP Substation
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Connection type
Embedded (connects through the local distribution network)
NESO project status
Scoping

Connection site

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

Projects connecting near Carradale Β· Grid map

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