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BATTERY STORAGE Β· NGET

Swansea North

Swansea North is a 50 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Swansea North 400kV Substation, with capacity due from July 2028. The connection agreement is held by Edf Energy Renewables Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Jul 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-001119
Customer
Edf Energy Renewables Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
50 MW
Change in this agreement
+50 MW
Capacity effective from
31 July 2028
Connection site
Swansea North 400kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Scoping
Connections reform gate
Gate 1

Connection site

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

Projects connecting near Swansea North Β· Grid map

Other projects at Swansea North 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