Bankhead BESS

Bankhead BESS is a 500 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Bankhead 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2033. The connection agreement is held by Apatura Project 21 Ltd.

Project stageIn planning

Planning (current stage)
Consented (not yet reached)
Construction (not yet reached)
OperatingFrom Oct 2033 (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-003236
Customer: Apatura Project 21 Ltd
Technology: Demand, Energy Storage System
Total capacity: 500 MW
Change in this agreement: +500 MW
Capacity effective from: 30 October 2033
Connection site: Bankhead 400kV Substation
Transmission owner: SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Connection type: Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status: Scoping

Connection site

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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