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BATTERY STORAGE · NGET

Shipley Road BESS

Shipley Road BESS is a 400 MW battery storage project consented, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Sussex and Romney Connection Node B 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2031. The connection agreement is held by Cse43 Limited.

Project stageConsented
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (current stage)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2031 (not yet reached)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Connection details

NESO project number
PRO-002553
Customer
Cse43 Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
400 MW
Change in this agreement
+400 MW
Capacity effective from
21 October 2031
Connection site
Sussex and Romney Connection Node B 400kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Consents Approved

Connection site

This project connects at a new substation (a “connection node”) that has not been built or located yet.

Projects connecting near Sussex and Romney Connection Node B · Grid map

Other projects at Sussex and Romney Connection Node B 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