Grid infrastructure βΊ Connection queue βΊ Battery storage
BATTERY STORAGE Β· SHETYamal BESS
Yamal BESS is a 50 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at MacDuff 132/33kV GSP Substation, with capacity due from October 2033. The connection agreement is held by Opde UK Limited.
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-005918
- Customer
- Opde UK Limited
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 50 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +50 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2033
- Connection site
- MacDuff 132/33kV GSP Substation
- Transmission owner
- SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
- Connection type
- Embedded (connects through the local distribution 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.
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