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KIRKWALL PRIVATE WIRE - WIND & PV

ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL at THURSO

SSEN Embedded Capacity Register, March 2026 edition

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

Target energisation date
1 Apr 2025
Status
Accepted to connect
Customer
ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL
Site name
KIRKWALL PRIVATE WIRE - WIND & PV
Address
KIRKWALL PRIVATE WIRE, KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, ORKNEY ISLANDS, KW15 1RR
Grid reference
Easting 344226, northing 1010909
Licence area
North of Scotland (SHEPD)
Grid supply point
THURSO
Bulk supply point
Not stated
Primary substation
KIRKWALL
Connection voltage
11 kV
Technology group
Wind
Energy source 1
WIND, ONSHORE WIND TURBINES: 7.5 MW registered
Energy source 2
SOLAR, PHOTOVOLTAIC: 2.211 MW registered
Registered capacity
7.5 MW
Change to maximum export capacity
7.5 MW
Change to maximum import capacity
1.995 MW
Flexible connection
No
In a connection queue
Not published by SSEN
Date accepted
18 Jul 2018
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
August 2023 edition

Change history

Tracked from the August 2023 edition to the March 2026 edition, across 32 editions.

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

  • April 2026 edition
    Not found in this edition by its MPAN, grid reference or name and postcode

No change to its status, capacity, technology or customer.

Also at THURSO

GSP view

25 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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