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BATTERY STORAGE · SPTLeslie 200MW BESS
Leslie 200MW BESS is a 200 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Leslie 200MW BESS 275kV Substation, with capacity due from May 2032. The connection agreement is held by Apatura Battery Ltd.
Project stageIn planning
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom May 2032 (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-003609
- Customer
- Apatura Battery Ltd
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 200 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +200 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 May 2032
- Connection site
- Leslie 200MW BESS 275kV Substation
- 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
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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