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Transmission / Projects / South Scotland

Afton Wind Farm

AFTON WIND FARM LIMITED at Blackhill 132/33kV

Connection date
Connected
Gate
Not stated
Status
Built
Planning consent
Granted 16 Oct 2014
Scottish Government (S36) · Source: REPD
Technology
Onshore wind
Total capacity
50 MW
Connected now
50 MW
Still to connect
0 MW
Transmission owner
SP Energy Networks (SPT)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
South Scotland
Project number
PRO-000558
In the register since
January 2021 or earlier

Change history

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

  • 27 Sep 2024 register
    Connection point changed from Blackhill 132kV Substation to Blackhill 132/33kV
  • 31 May 2024 register
    Connection point changed from Afton 132kV/33kV Substation to Blackhill 132kV Substation
  • 23 Dec 2022 register
    Substation name updated in the register (from Afton to Afton 132kV/33kV Substation)

Also at Blackhill 132/33kV

Substation view

1 other project, 0 MW 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

Planning consent

The planning decision or stage for this project, from DESNZ’s Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), July 2026 edition, with the planning authority and its reference. QueueWatch matched the project to that record. NESO’s status can lag behind planning decisions, so the two may differ.

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