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INTERCONNECTOR Β· SHETGB-EU MPI
GB-EU MPI is a 1.8 GW interconnector project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Fiddes 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2033. The connection agreement is held by Windgrid.
Project stageIn planning
- 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-004398
- Customer
- Windgrid
- Technology
- Interconnector
- Export capacity
- 1.8 GW
- Import capacity
- 1.8 GW
- Change in this agreement
- +1.8 GW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2033
- Connection site
- Fiddes 400kV Substation
- Transmission owner
- SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
- Connection type
- Interconnector
- 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.
Source: NESO interconnector register, downloaded 8 November 2026. Contains data from NESO, licensed under the NESO Open Data Licence. Report a problem