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WIND + STORAGE Β· SHET

Meall Dearg

Meall Dearg is a 150 MW wind + storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at New North West 132kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2037. The connection agreement is held by Energyfarm UK Meall Dearg Ltd.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Oct 2037 (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-005981
Customer
Energyfarm UK Meall Dearg Ltd
Technology
Energy Storage System, Wind Onshore
Total capacity
150 MW
Change in this agreement
+150 MW
Capacity effective from
31 October 2037
Connection site
New North West 132kV Substation
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Scoping

Connection site

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Projects connecting near New North West Β· Grid map

Other projects at New North West 132kV Substation

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