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BATTERY STORAGE Β· SHET

Fort Augustus Storage

Fort Augustus Storage is a 900 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Loch Nan Eun 275/18kV, with capacity due from October 2029. The connection agreement is held by Glendoe Storage Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2029 (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-002063
Customer
Glendoe Storage Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
900 MW
Change in this agreement
+900 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2029
Connection site
Loch Nan Eun 275/18kV
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Scoping
Connections reform gate
Gate 1

Connection site

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Projects connecting near Loch Nan Eun Β· 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