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BATTERY STORAGE Β· NGETDidcot BESS 2
Didcot BESS 2 is a 100 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Didcot 132kV GIS Substation, with capacity due from October 2037. The connection agreement is held by Downing Renewable Developments LLP.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2037 (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-003447
- Customer
- Downing Renewable Developments LLP
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 100 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +100 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2037
- Connection site
- Didcot 132kV GIS 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
The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.
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