Grid infrastructure βΊ Connection queue βΊ Battery storage
BATTERY STORAGE Β· SHETAchies BESS
Achies BESS is a 200 MW battery storage project in planning, connecting to the SSEN Transmission (north Scotland) network at New Spittal 275kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2037. The connection agreement is held by Igp Energy Storage 5 Limited.
Project stageIn planning
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2037 (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-006050
- Customer
- Igp Energy Storage 5 Limited
- Technology
- Energy Storage System
- Total capacity
- 200 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +200 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 31 October 2037
- Connection site
- New Spittal 275kV Substation
- Transmission owner
- SSEN Transmission (north Scotland)
- Connection type
- Direct connection to the transmission network
- NESO project status
- Scoping
- Connections reform gate
- Gate 1
Connection site
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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