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BATTERY STORAGE Β· SPT

Bankhead 25MW BESS

Bankhead 25MW BESS is a 25 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Devonside 132/33kV, with capacity due from April 2030. The connection agreement is held by GPC 1169 Ltd.

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-003574
Customer
GPC 1169 Ltd
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
25 MW
Change in this agreement
+25 MW
Capacity effective from
30 April 2030
Connection site
Devonside 132/33kV
Transmission owner
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Connection type
Embedded (connects through the local distribution network)
NESO project status
Scoping

Connection site

The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near Devonside Β· Grid map

Other projects at Devonside 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