Kynachan

Kynachan is a 300 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Kynachan BESS 132kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2035. The connection agreement is held by Geocore Ltd.

Project stageIn planning

Planning (current stage)
Consented (not yet reached)
Construction (not yet reached)
OperatingFrom Oct 2035 (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-003502
Customer: Geocore Ltd
Technology: Energy Storage System
Total capacity: 300 MW
Change in this agreement: +300 MW
Capacity effective from: 31 October 2035
Connection site: Kynachan BESS 132kV Substation
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