Elgin BESS

Elgin BESS is a 30 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Elgin GSP, with capacity due from October 2028. The connection agreement is held by GPC 612 Ltd.

Project stageIn planning

Planning (current stage)
Consented (not yet reached)
Construction (not yet reached)
OperatingFrom Oct 2028 (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-002650
Customer: GPC 612 Ltd
Technology: Energy Storage System
Total capacity: 30 MW
Change in this agreement: +30 MW
Capacity effective from: 31 October 2028
Connection site: Elgin 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 Elgin GSP · 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