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ONSHORE WIND · SPT

Bankend Rig III Wind Farm

Bankend Rig III Wind Farm is a 78 MW onshore wind project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Bankend Rig III 132kV Collector Substation, with capacity due from April 2030. The connection agreement is held by Wilson Renewables III LLP.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Apr 2030 (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-003451
Customer
Wilson Renewables III LLP
Technology
Wind Onshore
Total capacity
78 MW
Change in this agreement
+78 MW
Capacity effective from
30 April 2030
Connection site
Bankend Rig III 132kV Collector 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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Projects connecting near Bankend Rig III · Grid map

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