The Energy Transition | National Grid Announces Accelerated Connection Dates For Over 200 Projects

Electricity networks bring forward connection dates of over 200 projects

National Grid has announced that 203 clean energy projects, with a combined capacity of 7.8GW, have had their connection offer dates brought forward by up to 10 years.

The new connection dates were secured as part of the Technical Limits programme, a collaborative project between National Grid Electricity Transmission, the Energy Networks Association, the Electricity Systems Operator and Distribution Network Operators (DNOs). The programme allows projects to connect to lower voltage distribution networks prior to reinforcement of the high voltage transmission network. This forms part of the ongoing collaborative effort between industry, Ofgem and the government, to speed up connections to the grid. This initial tranche of accelerated projects form part of the first phase of the Technical Limits programme, with further phases and analysis planned.