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OFFSHORE WIND · SHET

Arven South Offshore Wind Farm

Arven South Offshore Wind Farm is a 500 MW offshore wind project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Northern Shetland 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2033. The connection agreement is held by Arven South Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2033 (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-004242
Customer
Arven South Limited
Technology
Wind Offshore
Total capacity
500 MW
Change in this agreement
+500 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2033
Connection site
Northern Shetland 400kV Substation
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Scoping

Connection site

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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