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Transmission / Projects / South Scotland

Arecleoch Extension Windfarm

Scottish Power Renewables (UK) Limited at Arecleoch 132/33kV

Connection date
31 Aug 2026
Gate
Not stated
Status
Scoping
Technology
Onshore wind
Total capacity
72.8 MW
Connected now
0 MW
Still to connect
72.8 MW
Transmission owner
SP Energy Networks (SPT)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
South Scotland
Project number
PRO-001111
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.

  • 16 Dec 2025 register
    Renamed from Arecleoch Windfarm Extension
  • 27 Sep 2024 register
    Connection point changed from Arecleoch 132kV Substation to Arecleoch 132/33kV
  • 30 Jul 2024 register
    Connection date moved from 1 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2026 (+13 months)
  • 28 Jul 2023 register
    Connection date moved from 1 Aug 2024 to 1 Aug 2025 (+12 months)
  • 23 Dec 2022 register
    Substation name updated in the register (from Arecleoch 132kV to Arecleoch 132kV Substation)
  • 30 Mar 2022 register
    Connection date moved from 30 Oct 2023 to 1 Aug 2024 (+9 months)
  • 30 Jul 2021 register
    Connection date moved from 31 Oct 2023 to 30 Oct 2023 (1 day earlier)
  • 30 Mar 2021 register
    Connection date moved from 31 Oct 2025 to 31 Oct 2023 (−24 months)

Also at Arecleoch 132/33kV

Substation view

1 other project, 289 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