Grid infrastructure βΊ Connection queue βΊ Interconnector
INTERCONNECTOR Β· SPTLIRIC Interconnector
LIRIC Interconnector is a 700 MW interconnector project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Hunterston East 400kV, with capacity due from October 2032. The connection agreement is held by TI LIRIC Limited.
Project stageIn planning
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2032 (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-001454
- Customer
- TI LIRIC Limited
- Technology
- Interconnector
- Export capacity
- 700 MW
- Import capacity
- 730 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +700 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2032
- Connection site
- Hunterston East 400kV
- Transmission owner
- SP Transmission (south Scotland)
- Connection type
- Interconnector
- NESO project status
- Scoping
Connection site
The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.
Other projects at Hunterston East 400kV
Source: NESO interconnector register, downloaded 8 November 2026. Contains data from NESO, licensed under the NESO Open Data Licence. Report a problem