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BATTERY STORAGE · SHETThurso South BESS
Thurso South BESS is a 100 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Thurso South 275kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2030. The connection agreement is held by WP Grid Storage 3 Limited.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2030 (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-003655
- Customer
- WP Grid Storage 3 Limited
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 100 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +100 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2030
- Connection site
- Thurso South 275kV Substation
- 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
The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.
Other projects at Thurso South 275kV Substation
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