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Transmission / Projects / England and Wales

Hinkley Point C

NNB GENERATION COMPANY (HPC) LIMITED at Shurton 400kV Substation

Connection date
31 Mar 2029
Gate
Not stated
Status
Scoping
Planning consent
Granted 19 Mar 2013
Hinkley Point C New Nuclear Power Station (EN010001) · Source: Planning Inspectorate
Technology
Nuclear
Total capacity
3,340 MW
Connected now
0 MW
Still to connect
3,340 MW
Transmission owner
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
England and Wales
Project number
PRO-001674
In the register since
July 2024

Stages

StageConnected MWAdds MWCumulative MWDateGateStatus
101,6701,67031 Mar 2029Not statedScoping
201,6703,34031 Jul 2030Not statedScoping

Change history

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

  • 27 Jan 2026 register
    Connection point changed from Hinkley Point 400kV Substation to Shurton 400kV Substation
  • 28 Feb 2025 register
    Connection point changed from Shurton 400kV GIS Substation to Hinkley Point 400kV Substation
  • 28 Feb 2025 register
    Stage 1: Connection date moved from 6 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2029 (+24 months)
  • 28 Feb 2025 register
    Stage 2: Connection date moved from 6 Apr 2028 to 31 Jul 2030 (+28 months)
  • 31 Jan 2025 register
    Stage 1: Status changed from Under Construction/Commissioning to Scoping
  • 31 Jan 2025 register
    Stage 2: Status changed from Under Construction/Commissioning to Scoping
  • 30 Jul 2024 register
    Added to the register

Also at Shurton 400kV 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

Planning consent

The planning decision for this project, from the Planning Inspectorate. NESO’s status can lag behind planning decisions, so the two may differ.

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