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ONSHORE WIND Β· SHET

Meall Buidhe Wind Farm

Meall Buidhe Wind Farm is a 40 MW onshore wind project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Shin 1 GSP, with capacity due from October 2032. The connection agreement is held by Muirden Energy LLP.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2032 (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-004198
Customer
Muirden Energy LLP
Technology
Wind Onshore
Total capacity
40 MW
Change in this agreement
+40 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2032
Connection site
Shin 1 GSP
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Connection type
Embedded (connects through the local distribution 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 Shin Β· Grid map

Other projects at Shin 1 GSP

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