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BATTERY STORAGE · SHET

West Saval Battery Storage

West Saval Battery Storage is a 200 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at West Saval Substation 132 kV, with capacity due from October 2030. The connection agreement is held by West Saval Battery Storage Ltd.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 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-003510
Customer
West Saval Battery Storage Ltd
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
200 MW
Change in this agreement
+200 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2030
Connection site
West Saval Substation 132 kV
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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Projects connecting near West Saval Substation · 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