Grid infrastructure βΊ Connection queue βΊ Battery storage
BATTERY STORAGE Β· SHETRigifa BESS
Rigifa BESS is a 200 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Gills Bay 132kV, with capacity due from December 2029. The connection agreement is held by Field Rigifa Limited.
Project stageIn planning
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Dec 2029 (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-002758
- Customer
- Field Rigifa Limited
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 200 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +200 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 12 December 2029
- Connection site
- Gills Bay 132kV
- 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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Other projects at Gills Bay 132kV
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