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Aberarder Extension Wind Farm

Aberarder Extension Wind Farm is a 138 MW wind + storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Aberarder Extension Wind Farm 132/33kV Substation, with capacity due from April 2031. 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 Apr 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-002589
Customer
Renewable Energy Systems Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System, Wind Onshore
Total capacity
138 MW
Change in this agreement
+138 MW
Capacity effective from
30 April 2031
Connection site
Aberarder Extension Wind Farm 132/33kV Substation
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Scoping
Connections reform gate
Gate 1

Connection site

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Projects connecting near Aberarder Extension Wind Farm · 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