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Chirton Grange

Chirton Grange is a 50 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Tynemouth GSP (NPG), with capacity due from October 2035. The connection agreement is held by Elawan Energy UK Limited.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2035 (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-004948
Customer
Elawan Energy UK Limited
Technology
Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
Total capacity
50 MW
Change in this agreement
+50 MW
Capacity effective from
30 October 2035
Connection site
Tynemouth GSP (NPG)
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
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.

Projects connecting near Tynemouth GSP (NPG) Β· 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