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SOLAR + STORAGE · NGETBradenham - Thetford (Necton) GEC (Ethos Green)
Bradenham - Thetford (Necton) GEC (Ethos Green) is a 850 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Necton 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2033. The connection agreement is held by Necton Green Energy Centre Ltd.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2033 (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-004346
- Customer
- Necton Green Energy Centre Ltd
- Technology
- Demand, Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar), Reactive Compensation
- Total capacity
- 850 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +850 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 1 October 2033
- Connection site
- Necton 400kV Substation
- Transmission owner
- National Grid (England & Wales)
- 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 Necton 400kV Substation
- Norfolk BoreasOffshore wind · 1.3 GW · Scoping
- VanguardOffshore wind · 1.3 GW · Consents Approved
- Vanguard EastOffshore wind · 1.3 GW · Consents Approved
- Dudgeon Offshore Wind FarmOffshore wind · 400 MW · Built
- Norfolk BoreasOffshore wind · 400 MW · Awaiting Consents
- VanguardOffshore wind · 400 MW · Consents Approved
- Vanguard EastOffshore wind · 400 MW · Consents Approved
- Zenobe Necton BESSBattery storage · 300 MW · Scoping
- Necton Greener Grid ParkBattery storage · 78 MW · Awaiting Consents
- Necton Greener Grid ParkBattery storage · 0 MW · Consents Approved
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