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Transmission / Projects / South Scotland

Bankhead BESS

Apatura Project 21 Ltd at Bankhead 400kV Substation

Connection date
30 Oct 2033
Gate
Not stated
Status
Scoping
Technology
Demand + Storage
Total capacity
500 MW
Connected now
0 MW
Still to connect
500 MW
Transmission owner
SP Energy Networks (SPT)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
South Scotland
Project number
PRO-003236
In the register since
October 2023

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.

  • 29 Aug 2025 register
    Connection point changed from Eccles 132/33kV to Bankhead 400kV Substation
  • 29 Aug 2025 register
    Technology changed from Storage to Demand, Storage
  • 29 Jul 2025 register
    Customer changed from Apatura Battery Ltd to Apatura Project 21 Ltd
  • 29 Jul 2025 register
    Connection date moved from 31 Oct 2033 to 30 Oct 2033 (1 day earlier)
  • 27 Jun 2025 register
    Connection date moved from 30 Oct 2036 to 31 Oct 2033 (−36 months)
  • 29 Oct 2024 register
    Connection point changed from Eccles 400/132/33kV to Eccles 132/33kV
  • 27 Sep 2024 register
    Connection point changed from Eccles 400kV Substation to Eccles 400/132/33kV
  • 28 Jun 2024 register
    Customer changed from GPC Battery Ltd to Apatura Battery Ltd
  • 31 Oct 2023 register
    Added to the register

Also at Bankhead 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