Sandford

Sandford is a 600 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at SANDFORD B 400kV SUBSTATION, with capacity due from October 2037. The connection agreement is held by Sse De Solar Holdco Limited.

Project stageIn planning

Planning (current stage)
Consented (not yet reached)
Construction (not yet reached)
OperatingFrom Oct 2037 (not yet reached)
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-002600
Customer: Sse De Solar Holdco Limited
Technology: Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
Total capacity: 600 MW
Change in this agreement: +600 MW
Capacity effective from: 20 October 2037
Connection site: SANDFORD B 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

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Projects connecting near SANDFORD B · 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