Substation · England, United Kingdom
South Bank 11kV Substation
South Bank 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 21.9 MVA of demand headroom and 52.5 MVA of generation headroom, operated by London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London licence area).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | England | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 21.9 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 52.5 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 58.6 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5057, -0.1145 | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this substation and the land around it.Its headroom, connection queue and congestion, who owns the land around it, and an introduction to those owners.
Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 363 grid connections (256 operating, 2,487 MW), 360 power plants (132 operating, 4,406 MW), 146 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 1 transmission line and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas 1.6 MW grid connection at Kingsway 11kV | Grid connection | 1.6 MW | Operating | 0.7 km |
| Oil 3 MW grid connection at Bankside C 11kV | Grid connection | 3 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Gas 3.2 MW grid connection at Bankside D 20kV | Grid connection | 3.2 MW | Operating | 1.2 km |
| Pegasus House, Sackville Street - Roof Mounted Solar Panels | Power plant | 2.3 MW | Cancelled | 1.5 km |
| Verne Global London Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 2.2 km |
| Stellanor London North | Data center | — | — | 2.8 km |
| WRN Broadcast | Data center | — | — | 2.8 km |
| SELCHP | Power plant | 35.5 MW | Operating | 5.3 km |
| SELCHP ERF | Power plant | 35 MW | Operating | 5.5 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
1 site of land near South Bank 11kV has it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.