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J212 High Grove Solar

J212 High Grove Solar is a 720 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Thetford 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2031. The connection agreement is held by RWE Renewables UK Solar and Storage 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-002542
Customer
RWE Renewables UK Solar and Storage Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
Total capacity
720 MW
Change in this agreement
+720 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2031
Connection site
Thetford 400kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Awaiting Consents

Connection site

The marker shows the place the connection site is named after, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near Thetford · 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