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BATTERY STORAGE · SPTCraigneuk 250MW BESS
Craigneuk 250MW BESS is a 250 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Craigneuk 250MW BESS 275kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2034. The connection agreement is held by Apatura Project 23 Ltd.
Project stageIn planning
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2034 (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-003579
- Customer
- Apatura Project 23 Ltd
- Technology
- Demand, Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 250 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +250 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2034
- Connection site
- Craigneuk 250MW BESS 275kV 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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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