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BATTERY STORAGE Β· NGET

Fancott

Fancott is a 600 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Sundon 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2031. The connection agreement is held by Kona Asset 2 Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2031 (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-002174
Customer
Kona Asset 2 Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
600 MW
Change in this agreement
+600 MW
Capacity effective from
30 October 2031
Connection site
Sundon 400kV 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 Sundon Β· Grid map

Other projects at Sundon 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