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Bilbo Farm

Bilbo Farm is a 67 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Strichen 132/33kV GSP Substation, with capacity due from October 2033. The connection agreement is held by Lel Bilbo Solar Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2033 (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-001301-2
Customer
Lel Bilbo Solar Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
Total capacity
67 MW
Change in this agreement
+42 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2033
Connection site
Strichen 132/33kV GSP Substation
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Connection type
Embedded (connects through the local distribution network)
NESO project status
Scoping
Connections reform gate
Gate 2

Connection site

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

Projects connecting near Strichen Β· Grid map

Other projects at Strichen 132/33kV GSP 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