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Transmission / Projects / England and Wales

Drax

ENSO GREEN HOLDINGS D LIMITED at Drax 132kV Substation

Connection date
30 Oct 2029
Gate
Not stated
Status
Awaiting Consents
Technology
Storage + Solar
Total capacity
190 MW
Connected now
0 MW
Still to connect
190 MW
Transmission owner
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
England and Wales
Project number
PRO-001355
In the register since
January 2021 or earlier

What would CMP470’s commitment fee do to a battery like this? See the use case: Will CMP470’s commitment fee clear the battery queue?

Change history

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

  • 18 Sep 2026 register
    Status changed from Scoping to Awaiting Consents
  • 27 Aug 2024 register
    Connection point changed from Drax 400kV Substation to Drax 132kV Substation
  • 27 Aug 2024 register
    Connection date moved from 30 Jun 2025 to 30 Oct 2029 (+52 months)
  • 27 Aug 2024 register
    Technology changed from Storage to Storage, Solar
  • 30 Jun 2023 register
    Restructured from 3 stages (49.9 MW from 30 Jun 2025, 49.9 MW from 30 Jun 2026, 20.2 MW from 30 Dec 2026) to 1 stage (190 MW from 30 Jun 2025)
  • 30 Mar 2022 register
    Connection point changed from Drax to Drax 400kV Substation
  • 30 Apr 2021 register
    Renamed from Drax - New Connection

Also at Drax 132kV Substation

Substation view

1 other project, 190 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