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BATTERY STORAGE · SPT

KINKHALL266MW BESS BEGA (Kinkell)

KINKHALL266MW BESS BEGA (Kinkell) is a 266 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SP Transmission (south Scotland) network at Kinkell IDNO GSP, with capacity due from April 2031. The connection agreement is held by Care Power (Kinkhall) Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Apr 2031 (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-004268
Customer
Care Power (Kinkhall) Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System
Total capacity
266 MW
Change in this agreement
+266 MW
Capacity effective from
30 April 2031
Connection site
Kinkell IDNO GSP
Transmission owner
SP Transmission (south Scotland)
Connection type
Embedded (connects through the local distribution network)
NESO project status
Scoping

Connection site

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Projects connecting near Kinkell IDNO GSP · Grid map

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