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BATTERY STORAGE Β· NGET

Bicker Drove

Bicker Drove is a 400 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Navenby 400kV Substation, with capacity due from May 2034. The connection agreement is held by Rewe 1 Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom May 2034 (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-003874
Customer
Rewe 1 Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
400 MW
Change in this agreement
+400 MW
Capacity effective from
30 May 2034
Connection site
Navenby 400kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Scoping
Connections reform gate
Gate 1

Connection site

The marker shows the place the connection site is named after, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near Navenby Β· Grid map

Other projects at Navenby 400kV 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