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SOLAR Β· SHET

Craigend

Craigend is a 50 MW solar project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Arbroath GSP, with capacity due from June 2032. The connection agreement is held by Renewable Energy Systems Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Jun 2032 (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-002567
Customer
Renewable Energy Systems Limited
Technology
PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
Total capacity
50 MW
Change in this agreement
+50 MW
Capacity effective from
30 June 2032
Connection site
Arbroath 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 Arbroath GSP Β· Grid map

Other projects at Arbroath GSP

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