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Drax (Coal)

DRAX POWER LIMITED at Drax 400kV Substation

Connection date
Left 26 Nov 2024
Gate
Not stated
Status
Built
Technology
Coal
Total capacity
2,001 MW
Connected now
2,001 MW
Still to connect
0 MW
Transmission owner
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
England and Wales
Project number
PRO-000130
In the register since
January 2021 or earlier

Change history

Every change to this project across 146 registers from 29 Jan 2021 to 20 Oct 2026.

  • 26 Nov 2024 register
    Left the register (2,001 MW connected)
  • 30 Mar 2022 register
    Connection point changed from Drax to Drax 400kV Substation
  • 30 Mar 2021 register
    Capacity changed from −65 MW to 0 MW
  • 30 Mar 2021 register
    Connection date removed (was 1 Apr 2023)
  • 26 Feb 2021 register
    Connection date moved from 4 Jan 2023 to 1 Apr 2023

Also at Drax 400kV Substation

Substation view

3 other projects, 4.3 GW still to connect at this substation in total.

Status definitions (NESO)

Scoping: NESO is not aware that a planning application has been made.

Awaiting Consents: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that a planning application has been made.

Consents Approved: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that the planning application has been approved.

Terminated: used by NESO only in its register of 30 April 2021, for two projects that left the register the next month.

These statuses are NESO’s, not QueueWatch’s, and NESO describes them as “as far as we are aware”, so a project may be further along than its status shows.

Source: NESO