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EMEC TIDAL TEST FACILITY

THE EUROPEAN MARINE ENERGY CENTRE LTD at THURSO

SSEN Embedded Capacity Register, September 2026 edition

Site, company and substation names are shown as they appear in the registers, including capitalisation.

Target energisation date
31 May 2030
Status
Accepted to connect
Customer
THE EUROPEAN MARINE ENERGY CENTRE LTD
Site name
EMEC TIDAL TEST FACILITY
Address
EMEC TIDAL TEST FACILITY, WEST SIDE ROAD CALDALE EDAY, ORKNEY, ORKNEY ISLANDS, KW17 2AA
Grid reference
Easting 356219, northing 1030832
Licence area
North of Scotland (SHEPD)
Grid supply point
THURSO
Bulk supply point
Not stated
Primary substation
Not stated
Connection voltage
33 kV
Technology group
Hydro and marine
Energy source 1
WATER (FLOWING WATER OR HEAD OF WATER), HYDRO - OTHER: 22.5 MW registered
Registered capacity
22.5 MW
Change to maximum export capacity
22.8 MW
Change to maximum import capacity
0.526 MW
Flexible connection
Not stated
In a connection queue
Not published by SSEN
Date accepted
20 Dec 2022
Date connected
Not stated
Distribution reinforcement reference
Not published by SSEN
Transmission reinforcement reference
Not published by SSEN
Export MPAN
Not stated
Import MPAN
Not stated
Last updated
10 Feb 2026
Tracked since
September 2026 edition

Change history

Tracked since the September 2026 edition.

Another record at this location is on a separate page.

Changes to its status, capacity, technology or customer, newest first.

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Also at THURSO

GSP view

24 other sites at this grid supply point in the September 2026 edition. In all, the sites here total 379 MW: 38 MW connected, 341 MW accepted to connect.

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