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BATTERY STORAGE · SHETBalrobert Farm BESS
Balrobert Farm BESS is a 150 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Knocknagael 132kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2032. The connection agreement is held by Elgin Energy Es Co Limited.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 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-004118
- Customer
- Elgin Energy Es Co Limited
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 150 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +150 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2032
- Connection site
- Knocknagael 132kV 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 Knocknagael 132kV 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