Murroch BESS

Murroch BESS is a 200 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Strathleven GSP, with capacity due from May 2031. 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 2031 (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-003610
Customer: Apatura Battery Ltd
Technology: Energy Storage System
Total capacity: 200 MW
Change in this agreement: +200 MW
Capacity effective from: 22 May 2031
Connection site: Strathleven GSP
Transmission owner: SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Connection type: Direct connection to the transmission 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 Strathleven GSP · 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