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BATTERY STORAGE Β· SHET

Learney BESS

Learney BESS is a 50 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Learney BESS 132Kv, with capacity due from October 2032. The connection agreement is held by Igp Solar 22 Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2032 (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-003241
Customer
Igp Solar 22 Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
50 MW
Change in this agreement
+50 MW
Capacity effective from
1 October 2032
Connection site
Learney BESS 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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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