Substation · England, United Kingdom
Witham Primary 11kV Substation
Witham Primary 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 16.6 MVA of demand headroom and 19.5 MVA of generation headroom, operated by Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England 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 | Eastern Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, East England licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 16.6 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 19.5 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 45.8 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 | 51.8087, 0.6423 | 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: 351 power plants (149 operating, 7,845 MW), 277 grid connections (177 operating, 2,470 MW), 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut Throat Lane grid connection | Grid connection | 10 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| (ANM) Crittal Road grid connection | Grid connection | 4.05 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Little Braxted Solar Park | Power plant | 15 MW | Cancelled | 1.7 km |
| Park Road - Solar Farm | Power plant | 22.5 MW | Permitted | 3.3 km |
| (ANM) Parkgate Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 18 MW | Planned | 3.6 km |
| Cressing Farm, Witham Road - Solar Farm | Power plant | 13.8 MW | Permitted | 3.8 km |
| Bramford to Twinstead | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 27 km |
| CityFibre Cabinets | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| Imperium 315 | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
Grid operator and place
Grid connections attached to this substation
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Data on this page
- 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.