Grid infrastructure βΊ Connection queue βΊ Battery storage
BATTERY STORAGE Β· SPTWhitecraig BESS
Whitecraig BESS is a 200 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Dalkeith 400kV Substation, with capacity due from June 2031. The connection agreement is held by Apatura Battery Ltd.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Jun 2031 (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-003265
- Customer
- Apatura Battery Ltd
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 200 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +200 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 30 June 2031
- Connection site
- Dalkeith 400kV Substation
- Transmission owner
- SP Transmission (south Scotland)
- Connection type
- Direct connection to the transmission network
- NESO project status
- Scoping
- Connections reform gate
- Gate 1
Connection site
The marker shows the place the connection site is named after, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.
Other projects at Dalkeith 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