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BATTERY STORAGE Β· SHET

Drumlithie Battery Storage

Drumlithie Battery Storage is a 50 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Fetteresso GSP, with capacity due from October 2028. The connection agreement is held by Drumlithie Battery Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 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-002299
Customer
Drumlithie Battery Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
50 MW
Change in this agreement
+50 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2028
Connection site
Fetteresso GSP
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Connection type
Embedded (connects through the local distribution 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 Fetteresso GSP 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