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Grantham Generation

Grantham Generation is a 700 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Trent Valley South Connection Node C 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2035. The connection agreement is held by Aukera Energy Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2035 (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-003230
Customer
Aukera Energy Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
Total capacity
700 MW
Change in this agreement
+700 MW
Capacity effective from
30 October 2035
Connection site
Trent Valley South Connection Node C 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

This project connects at a new substation (a “connection node”) that has not been built or located yet.

Projects connecting near Trent Valley South Connection Node C · Grid map

Other projects at Trent Valley South Connection Node C 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