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BATTERY STORAGE · NGET

Medway 3 Power Station

Medway 3 Power Station is a 500 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Kingsnorth 400kV Substation, with capacity due from April 2032. The connection agreement is held by Medway Power Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Apr 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-002578
Customer
Medway Power Limited
Technology
Demand, LAES (Liquid Air Energy Storage)
Total capacity
500 MW
Change in this agreement
+500 MW
Capacity effective from
30 April 2032
Connection site
Kingsnorth 400kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Scoping
Connections reform gate
Gate 1

Connection site

The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near Kingsnorth · Grid map

Other projects at Kingsnorth 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