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SOLAR + STORAGE · SHET

Kinmuck PV and BESS Station

Kinmuck PV and BESS Station is a 105 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Kinmuck BESS 132kV Substation, with capacity due from May 2027. The connection agreement is held by Kinmuck Energy Storage Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom May 2027 (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-001700
Customer
Kinmuck Energy Storage Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
Total capacity
105 MW
Change in this agreement
+105 MW
Capacity effective from
31 May 2027
Connection site
Kinmuck BESS 132kV Substation
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Awaiting Consents

Connection site

The marker shows the place the connection site is named after, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near Kinmuck BESS · 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