Grid infrastructure βΊ Connection queue βΊ Solar + storage
SOLAR + STORAGE Β· SHETLocharber
Locharber is a 50 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Arbroath GSP, with capacity due from October 2032. The connection agreement is held by Lochaber Energy Centre Limited.
Project stageIn planning
- 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-004283
- Customer
- Lochaber Energy Centre Limited
- Technology
- Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
- Total capacity
- 50 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +50 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2032
- Connection site
- Arbroath 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.
Other projects at Arbroath 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