Grid infrastructure βΊ Connection queue βΊ Onshore wind
ONSHORE WIND Β· SHETHesta Head
Hesta Head is a 20 MW onshore wind project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at Finstown (Orkney) GSP, with capacity due from April 2029. The connection agreement is held by Hesta Head Wind Farm Limited.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Apr 2029 (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-005100
- Customer
- Hesta Head Wind Farm Limited
- Technology
- Wind Onshore
- Total capacity
- 20 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +20 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 6 April 2029
- Connection site
- Finstown (Orkney) 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 place the connection site is named after, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.
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