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Transmission / Projects / England and Wales

Alverdiscott

XLINKS 1 LTD at Alverdiscott 400kV Substation

Connection date
Left 11 Sep 2026
Gate
Not stated
Status
Scoping
Technology
Interconnector
Total capacity
1,800 MW
Connected now
0 MW
Still to connect
1,800 MW
Transmission owner
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
England and Wales
Project number
PRO-001344
In the register since
March 2021

Change history

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

  • 11 Sep 2026 register
    Left the register (1,800 MW from 30 Aug 2030)
  • 31 Jan 2025 register
    Technology changed from Offshore wind to Interconnector
  • 26 Apr 2024 register
    Connection date moved from 1 Nov 2027 to 30 Aug 2030 (+34 months)
  • 31 Oct 2023 register
    Customer changed from XLINKS LIMITED to XLINKS 1 LTD
  • 23 Dec 2022 register
    Connection date moved from 31 Dec 2026 to 1 Nov 2027 (+10 months)
  • 30 Mar 2022 register
    Substation name updated in the register (from Alverdiscott 400kV to Alverdiscott 400kV Substation)
  • 28 May 2021 register
    Agreement type changed from Null to Directly Connected
  • 30 Mar 2021 register
    Added to the register

Also at Alverdiscott 400kV Substation

Substation view

15 other projects, 13.3 GW still to connect at this substation in total.

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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