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Montreathmont Moor Forest

Montreathmont Moor Forest is a 34 MW solar + storage project consented, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Lunanhead GSP, with capacity due from October 2026. The connection agreement is held by Montreathmont Energy Centre Limited.

Project stageConsented
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (current stage)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2026 (not yet reached)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Connection details

NESO project number
PRO-001849
Customer
Montreathmont Energy Centre Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
Total capacity
34 MW
Change in this agreement
+34 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2026
Connection site
Lunanhead GSP
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Connection type
Embedded (connects through the local distribution network)
NESO project status
Consents Approved
Connections reform gate
Gate 2

Connection site

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

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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