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Transmission / Projects / North Scotland

Lochay (Part of Killin Cascade Hydro Scheme)

SSE GENERATION LIMITED at Lochay 132/11kV Substation

Connection date
1 Jan 2027
Gate
Not stated
Status
Under Construction/Commissioning
Technology
Hydro
Total capacity
51.2 MW
Connected now
45 MW
Still to connect
6.2 MW
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (SHET)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
North Scotland
Project number
PRO-000174
In the register since
January 2021 or earlier

Stages

StageConnected MWAdds MWCumulative MWDateGateStatus
145045NoneNot statedBuilt
206.251.21 Jan 2027Not statedUnder Construction/Commissioning

Change history

Every change to this project across 151 registers from 29 Jan 2021 to 5 Nov 2026.

  • 1 Oct 2026 register
    Connection point changed from Lochay GSP to Lochay 132/11kV Substation
  • 26 Nov 2024 register
    2 MW no longer connected
  • 26 Nov 2024 register
    New stage added (6.2 MW from 1 Jan 2027)
  • 23 Dec 2022 register
    Substation name updated in the register (from Lochay to Lochay GSP)

Also at Lochay 132/11kV Substation

Substation view

No other projects in the register at this connection point.

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