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OFFSHORE WIND · SHETBuchan 01 Offshore Wind Farm
Buchan 01 Offshore Wind Farm is a 960 MW offshore wind project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Peterhead 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2033. The connection agreement is held by Buchan Offshore Wind Limited.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2033 (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-001528
- Customer
- Buchan Offshore Wind Limited
- Technology
- Wind Offshore
- Total capacity
- 960 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +960 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2033
- Connection site
- Peterhead 400kV Substation
- Transmission owner
- SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
- Connection type
- Direct connection to the transmission network
- 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 Peterhead 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