Lochore BESS

Lochore BESS is a 900 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Westfield 132/33kV, with capacity due from October 2031. The connection agreement is held by Lochore BESS Ltd.

Project stageIn planning

Planning (current stage)
Consented (not yet reached)
Construction (not yet reached)
OperatingFrom Oct 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-003483
Customer: Lochore BESS Ltd
Technology: Energy Storage System
Total capacity: 900 MW
Change in this agreement: +900 MW
Capacity effective from: 31 October 2031
Connection site: Westfield 132/33kV
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 connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near Westfield · Grid map

Other projects at Westfield 132/33kV

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