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Rochester Renewable Project

Rochester Renewable Project is a 60 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Kingsnorth 132kV Substation, with capacity due from September 2028. The connection agreement is held by Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Sep 2028 (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-002097
Customer
Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd
Technology
Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar), Wind Onshore
Total capacity
60 MW
Change in this agreement
+60 MW
Capacity effective from
22 September 2028
Connection site
Kingsnorth 132kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
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.

Projects connecting near Kingsnorth · Grid map

Other projects at Kingsnorth 132kV 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