Substation · Scotland, United Kingdom
Thurso South GSP
Thurso South GSP is a substation in Scotland, United Kingdom, connected by Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc.
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 | Scotland | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Transformers | 2 x 120MVA | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Gsp | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned reinforcement | On completion of the new GSP Finstown Burgar Hill, Rousay, Westray, Eday, Eday Tidal, Sanday, Stronsay, Shapinsay, Kirkwall and St Mary's Primaries will all be transferred from Thurso South GSP to Finstown GSP (due Jun 2029) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | None (green on the heat map) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | Full (red on the heat map, limited by substation thermal capacity) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV (levels 132, 33 kV) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 58.5740, -3.5117 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 124 power plants (30 operating, 580 MW) and 50 grid connections (22 operating, 290 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geiselittle Farm - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 0.6 km |
| Upper Geiselittle Biomass Plant | Power plant | 1 MW | Cancelled | 0.6 km |
| Upper Geislittle / Weydale grid connection | Grid connection | 3.33 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| Stainland Energy Storage Project | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 0.7 km |
| Geise Battery Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 1.7 km |
| Buckies Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 52.7 MW | Planned | 1.9 km |
Grid operator and place
Upstream substation
- Burgar Hill Primary
- Eday Primary
- Eday Tidal Primary
- Flotta Primary
- Halkirk Primary
- Hastigrow Primary
- Kirkwall Primary
- Lyness Primary
- Mount Pleasant Primary
- North Hoy Primary
- Ormlie Primary
- Rackwick Primary
- Rousay Primary
- Sanday Primary
- Shapinsay Primary
- St Mary's Primary
- Stromness Primary
- Stronsay Primary
- Westray Primary
Grid connections attached to this substation
- Buckies Farm grid connection52.7 MW
- Burgar Hill Repowering Wind Farm grid connection30 MW
- Geise Battery Storage grid connection50 MW
- Glengolly Farm Battery Storage grid connection50 MW
- Lochend Wind grid connection12.2 MW
- Lochend Wind grid connection8 MW
- Hammars Hill Windfarm grid connection4.28 MW
- Stroupster Wind Farm grid connection28.5 MW
- Ness of Quoys Offshore grid connection14.2 MW
- Upper Geislittle / Weydale grid connection3.33 MW
- Lochend Wind grid connection8.74 MW
- Olrig Mains Farm Wind and BESS grid connection34.4 MW
- Swarclett Wind Farm & BESS grid connection18.2 MW
- Thurso 2 BESS grid connection49.9 MW
- Thurso BESS grid connection49.9 MW
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.