Grid infrastructure βΊ Connection queue βΊ Solar + storage
SOLAR + STORAGE Β· NGETVale of Neath (Rhigos Road)
Vale of Neath (Rhigos Road) is a 120 MW solar + storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Hirwaun GSP, with capacity due from December 2036. The connection agreement is held by Elgin Energy Es Co Limited.
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Dec 2036 (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-005895
- Customer
- Elgin Energy Es Co Limited
- Technology
- Energy Storage System, PV Array (Photo Voltaic/solar)
- Total capacity
- 120 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +120 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 6 December 2036
- Connection site
- Hirwaun GSP
- 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 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